Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge
General Information
Project Type
Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
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Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
Location: |
Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China |
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Crosses: |
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Coordinates: | 31° 56' 42.08" N 120° 16' 10.59" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
main span | 1 385 m | |
total length | ca. 3 km | |
clearance | 50 m | |
pylon | pylon height | 190 m |
Quantities
structural steel | 35 300 t |
Materials
cables |
steel
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deck |
steel
|
pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
deck of approach viaducts |
prestressed concrete
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Chronology
1995 | Construction of substructures begins |
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28 September 1999 | Opened to traffic |
Participants
Owner
Structural engineering
- Bridge Reconnaissance and Design Institute (foundations)
- Highways Planning and Design Insitute of the Ministry of Communication
- Jiangsu Province Communications Planning and Design Institute
Consulting
Construction
- Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd. (deck of main span)
Contractor
- Dorman Long Technology Limited
- Kvaerner Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Sdn Bhd
- Second Navigational Engineering Bureau of the Communications Ministry
- Shanghai Foundation Engineering Co.
Steel construction
Cables
Cable steel supplier
Project management
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Bridge Engineering Handbook. CRC Press, Boca Raton (USA), pp. 63-35 - 63-36. (1999):
- Bridging the World. Bridge Ink, Wilsonville (USA). (2003):
- Construction of Suspension Bridges across the Yangtze River in Jiangsu, China. Presented at: IABSE Workshop, Recent Major Bridges, Shanghai, May 2009, pp. 177-188. (2009):
- Construction of the Jiangyin Yangtze Suspension Bridge. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 14, n. 1 (February 2004), pp. 30-31. (2004):
- Hängebrücke über den Yangtze. In: Stahlbau, v. 69, n. 1 (January 2000), pp. 24.
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20001751 - Published on:
18/08/2001 - Last updated on:
19/04/2016