Bridge Name: | Baishazhou Yangtze River Bridge |
Native Name: | 武汉白沙洲长江大桥 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Other Name: | Third Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge |
Carries: | 6 lanes of Wuhan Third Ring Road |
Crosses: | Yangtze River |
Locale: | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Design: | Cable-stayed |
Begin: | 1997 |
Complete: | September 2000 |
Cost: | $380 million |
Traffic: | 50,000 vpd |
Coordinates: | 30.4846°N 114.2455°W |
The Baishazhou Yangtze River Bridge, sometimes referred as the Third Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge for being the third Yangtze river bridge in Wuhan, is a highway bridge over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It is located 6.80NaN0 southwest (upstream) of the First Bridge (which connects central Wuchang with central Hanyang). The two bridge names come from the order of construction (it was built after the First and Second Bridges), and from the name of the small island (Baisha Zhou (Chinese: 白沙洲), i.e. "White Sand Island") located under the bridge.
thumb|left|250px|Wuhan's third Yangtze river Bridge at Baishazhou.The bridge construction started in 1997 and was completed in September 2000.[1] The final construction cost of the bridge was $380 million. It is 3586m (11,765feet) long and 28.5m (93.5feet) wide, has six lanes and a capacity of 50,000 vehicles a day. The bridge serves as a major passage for the Third Ring Road enormously easing the city's traffic and aiding local economic development.