Anqing Yangtze River Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Anqing Yangtze River Bridge
Native Name:安庆长江大桥
Native Name Lang:zh
Carries:4-lanes of G50 Huyu Expressway
Crosses:Yangtze River
Locale:Anqing, Anhui, China
Design:Cable-stayed
Length:
(including approaches)
Begin:2001
Complete:2004
Open:2004
Coordinates:30.4991°N 117.0714°W

Anqing Yangtze River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge spanning over the Yangtze River at Anqing, Anhui Province in eastern China.[1] The bridge is wide and carries four lanes of traffic on the G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway between Anqing north of the river and Dongzhi County in Chizhou prefecture to the south. The bridge opened on December 27, 2004 and was the 35th bridge across the Yangtze River between Yibin and Shanghai.[1] The bridge required investment of ¥1.3174 billion.

The Anqing Yangtze River Bridge is located 164km (102miles) downstream from the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge and 96km (60miles) upstream from the Tongling Yangtze River Bridge.[2]

Wu Bangguo wrote the calligraphy for the bridge's name inscription.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. (Chinese) 百年梦圆 全长5985.66米安庆长江大桥建成通车 2004-12-27
  2. (Chinese) 安庆长江大桥建成通车 2004-12-27