Hejiang Yangtze River Bridge
Hejiang Yangtze River Bridge 合江长江公路大桥 | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 28°49′27.12″N 105°49′49.37″E / 28.8242000°N 105.8303806°E |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Hejiang County, Sichuan, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Fly-bird CFST arch bridge |
| Material | Steel, concrete |
| Total length | 1,420 m (4,659 ft) |
| Longest span | 507 m (1,663 ft)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 25 June 2021 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Hejiang Yangtze River Bridge | |
The Hejiang Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 合江长江公路大桥) crosses the Yangtze River in Hejiang County, Sichuan, China. It was one of the longest arch bridge in the world when opened with a span of 507 m (1,663 ft).
The bridge can be confused with another similar bridge, the Bosideng Bridge located a few kilometers downstream, which is sometime called the First Hejiang Yangtze River Bridge.
See also
- Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River
- List of bridges in China
- List of longest arch bridge spans
References
- ^ Liu, Junping; Lu, Shaobin; Yuan, Jianming (January 2020). "Design and Construction of the Hejiang Yangtze River Highway Bridge". Proceedings of ARCH 2019. Structural Integrity. Vol. 11. Fuzhou, Lanzhou: Fuzhou University, CSCEC AECOM Consultants Co., Ltd. pp. 553–558. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-29227-0_59. ISBN 978-3-030-29226-3.