The Yichang Yangtze River Highway Bridge () is a
suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridges, which lack vertical ...
that 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 ...
some 20 km downstream from the center city of
Yichang
Yichang (), alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. It is the third largest city in the province after the capital, Wuhan and the prefecture-level city Xiangyang, by urban populati ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
. It is located within the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
of Yichang, and carries the
G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway.
[Another Yangtze River Bridge Built]
this article incorrectly identifies the road as G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway, which actually takes a more northerly route.
The construction of the bridge started on 19 February 1998.,
[ and it was open for traffic on 19 September 2001.][
It has a main span of . , it is among the 30 longest suspension bridges, based on the length of the main span.
The cost of building the bridge was reported as 895 million yuan.][
]
See also
* 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 ...
* 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 infrastructur ...
* 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 ...
References
External links
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Photos and location from Google Earth
Suspension bridges in China
Bridges over the Yangtze River
Bridges completed in 2001
Yichang
Bridges in Hubei
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