Chaotianmen Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Chaotianmen Bridge
Native Name Lang:	zh
Carries:	Trains, Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses:	Yangtze River
Locale:	Chongqing, China
Design:	Through arch bridge
Length:	17410NaN0
Width:	36.50NaN0
Height:	1420NaN0 (middle supports to arch top)
Mainspan:	5520NaN0
Begin:	December 2004
Cost:	3.2 billion Yuan^[1]
Open:	30 April 2009
Coordinates:	29.5889°N 106.5772°W

The Chaotianmen Bridge, is a road-rail bridge over the Yangtze River in the city of Chongqing, China. The bridge, which opened on 29 April 2009, is the world's longest through arch bridge.^[2]

The continuous steel truss arch bridge with tie girders has a height of 1420NaN0 from middle supports to arch top, main span of 5520NaN0 and a total length of 17410NaN0. It carries six lanes of traffic with a pedestrian walkway on each side on the upper deck. The lower deck has 2 traffic lanes on each side with the Chongqing Metro Loop Line running down the middle.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• List of longest arch bridge spans

Notes and References

1. Web site: World's longest arch bridge opened to traffic in Chongqing. https://web.archive.org/web/20170121204520/http://www.china.org.cn:80/china/news/2009-04/30/content_17704080.htm. 2017-01-21. China Internet Information Center.
2. CulturalChina.com, Chongqing completes world's longest arch bridge, 30 April 2009.
3. Xue-wei DUAN, Design of Main Bridge of Chaotianmen Yangtze River Bridge, Chinese-Croatian Joint Colloquium on Long Arch Bridges, Croatian University of Zagreb and University of FuZhou, 2008.
4. RIA 1/2007, Chaotianmen Bridge – world's longest-span steel arch bridge