The Outer-ring Jiangjin Yangtze River Bridge, was Jiangjin Guanyinyan Bridge during construction, is a
cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern ...
which crosses the
Yangtze River
The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flows ...
in near
Jiangjin,
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Co ...
, China. Completed in 2009, it has a main span of placing it among the
longest cable-stayed spans in the world. The bridge carries six lanes of traffic between on the
G93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway and
G5001 Chongqing Ring Expressway between the
Jiangjin District south of the Yangtze River and the
Jiulongpo District
Jiulongpo () is a district forming part of the western part of the Chongqing urban core (). Its total population is around 675,000, while its urban city population is nearly 650,000 (2005).
Location
Jiulongpo is one of the main districts in Ch ...
to the north.
See also
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List of largest cable-stayed bridges
This list ranks the world's cable-stayed bridges by the length of main span, i.e. the distance between the suspension towers. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank cable-stayed bridges. If one bridge has a longer span than ano ...
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Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
The bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River carry rail and road traffic across China's longest and largest river and form a vital part of the country's transportation infrastructure. The river bisects China proper from west to east, and eve ...
External links
*https://archive.today/20130221094424/http://english.cqnews.net/cqnews/200905/t20090521_3296046.htm
Bridges in Chongqing
Bridges over the Yangtze River
Cable-stayed bridges in China
Bridges completed in 2009
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