Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge
General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China |
|---|---|
| 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
|
|---|---|
| deck |
steel
|
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
| deck of approach viaducts |
prestressed concrete
|
Chronology
| 1995 | Construction of substructures begins |
|---|---|
| 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
- (1999): Bridge Engineering Handbook. CRC Press, Boca Raton (USA), pp. 63-35 - 63-36.
- (2003): Bridging the World. Bridge Ink, Wilsonville (USA).
- (2009): Construction of Suspension Bridges across the Yangtze River in Jiangsu, China. Presented at: IABSE Workshop, Recent Major Bridges, Shanghai, May 2009, pp. 177-188.
- (2004): Construction of the Jiangyin Yangtze Suspension Bridge. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 14, n. 1 (February 2004), pp. 30-31.
- 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