The Yiling Yangtze River Bridge () is a cable-stayed bridge over the
Yangtze River in the city-center of
Yichang,
Hubei. It has 3 towers and two main spans, with a total of 4 spans including the side spans. It is a road bridge which carries four lanes of roadway and has a toll booth at one end. The bridge has a singular cable tension system, which carries the deck from the center. The Bridge crosses the
Yangtze River, near Dagongqiao in Yichang. The main spans are 346 meters each. At the end of the bridge, to the south there is a
cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which all turns are handled by slip roads. To go left (in right-hand traffic; reverse directions in left-driving regions), vehicles first continue as one road passes over or under the ...
after the toll booth which is and exchange for the road.
The bridge is 6.4 kilometers downriver from the
Three Gorges Dam.
File:YilingThreeTowerBridgeClipAdj.jpg, From downstream
Image:Yiling Bridge in Yichang.jpg, From Yichang Harbor
Image:Yiling Yangtze River Bridge1050225.jpg, From northern shore
See also
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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 ever ...
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References
Bridges in Hubei
Bridges completed in 2001
Bridges over the Yangtze River
Cable-stayed bridges in China
Road bridges in China
Yichang
Toll bridges in China
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