General Information
| Name in local language: | 宜昌长江公路大桥 (Yíchāng Changjiang Gonglu Dàqiáo) |
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| Beginning of works: | 19 February 1998 |
| Completion: | 19 September 2001 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Single-span two-tower suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
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Location
| Location: |
Yichang, Hubei, China |
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| Coordinates: | 30° 34' 10.61" N 111° 23' 29.23" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 960 m | |
| width | 22 m | |
| total length | 1 188.3 m | |
| cables | number | 2 |
| pylons | height | 83.24 m |
| number | 2 |
Materials
| cables |
steel wire
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| deck |
steel
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| pylons |
steel
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Yichang Yangtze River Highway Bridge (simplified Chinese: 宜昌长江公路大桥; traditional Chinese: 宜昌長江公路大橋; pinyin: Yíchāng Changjiang Gonglu Dàqiáo) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Yangtze River some 20 km downstream from the center city of Yichang, China. It is located within the prefecture-level city of Yichang, and carries the G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway.
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 960 meters (3,150 feet). As of 2012, 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.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Yichang Yangtze River Highway Bridge" and modified on December 7, 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20032645 - Published on:
28/10/2007 - Last updated on:
24/09/2023
