Bosideng Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Bosideng Bridge
Native Name:	波司登大桥
Native Name Lang:	zh
Carries:	G93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway
Crosses:	Yangtze River
Locale:	Hejiang County, Sichuan, China
Design:	Arch Bridge
Material:	Steel
Coordinates:	28.8922°N 105.8797°W

The Bosideng Bridge is a highway bridge over the Yangtze River in Hejiang County, Sichuan, China. It is the third longest arch bridge in the world with a span of 530m (1,740feet).^[1] The bridge carries traffic on the G93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway.

Construction

The Bosideng Bridge is a concrete filled steel tubular arch bridge. It is the longest bridge of this design, surpassing the Wushan Yangtze Bridge.^[2]

See also

• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• List of largest arch bridges

Notes and References

1. Web site: The world's largest steel arch bridge span Lu Chongqing high-speed connectivity - News . 2013-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228113807/http://www.best-news.us/news-4581737-The-world-39s-largest-steel-arch-bridge-span-Lu-Chongqing-high-speed-connectivity.html# . 2014-02-28 . dead .
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-07-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301033521/http://www.arch-bridges.com/paper2010/pdf/13-Scheme%20design%20of%20a%20530m%20CFST%20arch%20bridge--the%20First%20Yangtze%20River%20Bridge%20in%20Hejiang%2C%20Sichuan%2C%20China.pdf . 2014-03-01 .