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The Long River Bridge or Longjiang Bridge (龙江特大桥) is a suspension bridge near Baoshan,
Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...
, China. The main span of the bridge is making it one of the longest ever built. The bridge is also one of the highest in world sitting above the river below. The bridge completed construction in April, 2016, and is open to public on May 1, 2016. The project cost around 1.96 billion Yuan.


Geography

The bridge is part of
S10 Baoshan–Tengchong Expressway S10 Baoshan–Tengchong Expressway also known as Baoteng Expressway is a province-level expressway in Yunnan, China. It connects the city of Baoshan and Tengchong. The expressway was built between 2007 and 2016. The key project of the expressway ...
, connecting the cities of Baoshan and Tengchong in southwest China, and going straight to Myanmar. It crosses the Long River Valley, the largest natural obstacle on the Baoteng Expressway. Prior to the bridge, going from Baoshan to Tengchong involves a detour down to the valley floor.


See also

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List of bridges in China This list of bridges in China includes notable bridges. China has a long history in bridge construction. The oldest bridge still in existence in China is the Anji Bridge, constructed during the years between 595 and 605. During the infrastructu ...
* List of highest bridges *
List of longest suspension bridge spans The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e. the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspen ...


References

Bridges in Yunnan Suspension bridges in China Transport in Baoshan, Yunnan Bridges completed in 2016 {{PRChina-bridge-struct-stub