Erqi Yangtze River Bridge

Bridge in People's Republic of China
30°37′39″N 114°20′31″E / 30.627605°N 114.342012°E / 30.627605; 114.342012Carries8 lanes of Wuhan Second Ring RoadCrossesYangtze RiverLocaleWuhan, Hubei, ChinaCharacteristicsDesignCable-stayedTotal length2,922 metres (9,587 ft)Height209 metres (686 ft)Longest span616 metres (2,021 ft) x2HistoryEngineering design byCCCC Second Harbour Engineering Company LTD.Construction start2008Construction cost7.284 Billion RMBOpenedDecember 31, 2011 (2011-December-31)LocationMap

The Erqi Yangtze River Bridge is a highway bridge over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The bridge is 2,922 metres (9,587 ft) long and carries eight lanes of traffic of the Second Ring Road. With two main spans of 616 metres (2,021 ft) it is the world's longest double span cable-stayed bridge.[1] Construction of the bridge began in 2008 and the bridge was opened in December 31, 2011 (2011-December-31).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Two sections of Erqi Yangtze River Bridge joined in China's Wuhan". Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "Wuhan Erqi Yangtze River Bridge Opened to Traffic". Retrieved March 15, 2013.
Crossings of the Yangtze River
Upstream
Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge
 Erqi Bridge
 Downstream
Tianxingzhou Bridge
  • v
  • t
  • e
Bridges and tunnels in Wuhan
Bridges and tunnels crossing Yangtze River
From upstream to downstreamCross Han River bridges and tunnels
From upstream to downstream
  • Changfeng Bridge
  • Gutian Bridge (also named Sixth Jianghan Bridge, opened in 2014)
  • Zhiyin Bridge
  • Yuehu Bridge
  • Jianghan Bridge
  • Qingchuan Bridge
Misc., cross lake (hu) bridges, etc.
  • Fuhe Bridge
  • Fangying Bridge
  • Yunzhong Bridge
  • Gedi Bridge
  • Yanxia Bridge
  • Houguanhu Bridge
  • Moshuihu Bridge
  • Nanhu Bridge
  • Shahu Bridge
  • Yezhihu Bridge
  • Guanggu Bridge
  • Lingjiaohu Bridge
  • Shuiguohu Tunnel
  • Donghu Tunnel
  • Shuanghu Bridge
Item in italic = under construction or in planning stage.
Authority control databases: Geographic Edit this at Wikidata
  • Structurae


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a specific bridge or group of bridges in China is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e