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Bridge in Chongqing, China
Wushan Yangtze River Bridge
巫山长江大桥
Coordinates31°03′47″N 109°54′08″E / 31.063056°N 109.902111°E / 31.063056; 109.902111
CrossesYangtze River
LocaleWushan, Chongqing, China
Characteristics
DesignArch Bridge
MaterialSteel/concrete
Total length616 metres (2,021 ft)
Height130 metres (430 ft)
Longest span460 metres (1,510 ft)
Clearance above180 metres (590 ft)
History
Construction start2001
Construction cost¥160 million
Opened2005
Location

The Wushan Yangtze River Bridge is an arch bridge, which carries S301 Provincial Road across the Yangtze River near Wushan, Chongqing, China. Completed in 2005, the 130 metres (430 ft) high arch spans 460 metres (1,510 ft) ranking it in the top ten longest arch bridges in the world. The bridge is also among the highest in the world however, the reservoir created by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam has increased the height of the water below the bridge, and the full 180 metres (590 ft) clearance is no longer visible. The bridge was officially opened to the public on January 8, 2005.

See also

References

  1. Zhongfu Xiang; Anbang Gu (2010), "Research and application of concrete filled steel tube arch bridge", ARCH'10 - 6th International Conference on Arch Bridges, School of Civil & Architecture, Chongqing Jiaotong University, retrieved 7 August 2014
  2. Wushan Yangtze River Bridge at Structurae
  3. "The Wushan Bridge" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

External links

Crossings of the Yangtze River
Upstream
Fengjie Yangtze River Bridge
 Wushan Yangtze River Bridge
 Downstream
Badong Yangtze River Bridge


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