The Xiling Yangtze River Bridge (), is a
suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (bridge), deck is hung below suspension wire rope, cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridg ...
over the
Yangtze River, just a few kilometers downstream from the
Three Gorges Dam. The bridge is located within
Yiling District of the prefecture-level city of
Yichang (
Hubei Province of
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
), connecting the towns of
Taipingxi
Taipingxi Town (, "Taiping Stream Town") is a town in Yiling District of Yichang Prefecture-level city of China's Hubei Province. It is located on the left (northern) side of the Yangtze River, near the northern end of the Three Gorges Dam.
As an ...
and
Letianxi (on the left, northern bank of the river) with
Sandouping (on the right, southern bank).
The bridge is located some 50 km upstream (west) from Yichang main urban area (i.e.,
Xiling District). The construction started in December 1993 and was completed in 1996.
[ 西陵长江大桥]
/ref> The bridge opened in August 1996.
(Xiling Changjiang Bridge) ) and had the longest bridge span across the Yangtze, of 900 meters. The total length of the bridge was reported as 1118.66 meters.
[ The bridge surface is 18 m wide, carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction.][
]
See also
* Yiling Bridge (near Yichang's center city)
* List of longest suspension bridge spans
* List of largest bridges in China
This list ranks China's bridges by the length of main span. Only bridges with a main span of or greater are included.
Longest spans
Under construction
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* Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
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External links
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Photo of the Xiling Bridge at China Railway Engineering Corporation
Photos and location from Google Earth
Another photo from Google Earth taken downstream
References
Suspension bridges in China
Bridges completed in 1996
Yichang
Bridges over the Yangtze River
Bridges in Hubei
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