Bridge Name: | Edong Bridge |
Native Name: | 鄂东长江大桥 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Carries: | G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway |
Crosses: | Yangtze River |
Locale: | Huangshigang, Hubei, China |
Design: | Cable-stayed |
Material: | concrete |
Length: | span length 1486m (4,875feet) |
Width: | 33m (108feet) |
Height: | 242.5m (795.6feet) |
Mainspan: | 926m (3,038feet) |
Coordinates: | 30.2607°N 115.0744°W |
The Edong Yangtze River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Yangtze River in Hubei Province in eastern China.[1] The bridge connects Huangshi and Xishui County and forms part of the G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway and the G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway.[2] Construction of the bridge started in 2008 and it was completed in 2010.[3] With a main span of 926m (3,038feet) it is the fourth longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.