Dongting Lake Bridge (rail) explained

Dongting Lake Bridge
Coordinates:29.4256°N 113.1381°W
Carries:Haoji Railway
Crosses:Dongting Lake
Length:10444m (34,265feet)
Num Track:2
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Dongting Lake Bridge is a bridge in China which carries the Haoji Railway across Dongting Lake. The bridge was opened with the Haoji Railway on 28 September 2019.[1]

The bridge is 10444m (34,265feet) long in total.[2] The combined cable-stayed truss section is 1290m (4,230feet) long.[3] It has a line speed limit of 120km/h.

References

  1. Web site: 2019-09-29 . 浩吉铁路洞庭湖大桥、荆州公铁两用大桥投入运营 . 2022-09-22 . Sohu . en.
  2. Web site: 2013-01-14 . 蒙西华中铁路洞庭湖特大桥开工在即 五年建成 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140727123048/http://news.rednet.cn/c/2013/01/14/2879335.htm . 2014-07-27 . 2022-09-22.
  3. Web site: 2014-04-30 . 君山区:蒙西华中铁路洞庭湖特大桥引桥施工启动 . 2022-09-22 . 湖南频道.