Jiujiang Yangtze River Expressway Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Jiujiang Yangtze River Expressway Bridge
Native Name:九江长江公路大桥
Native Name Lang:zh
Carries: G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway
Crosses:Yangtze River
Locale:Huanggang, Hubei and Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Design:Cable-stayed
Length:1405m (4,610feet) (total span)
8462m (27,762feet) (total bridge length including approaches)
Height:242m (794feet)
Mainspan:818m (2,684feet)
Open:October 28, 2013
Coordinates:29.7223°N 115.9084°W

The Jiujiang Yangtze River Expressway Bridge, also known as the Second Jiujiang Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River between Huangmei, Huanggang, in Hubei province and Jiujiang, in Jiangxi province. The bridge carries six lanes of traffic on the G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway and is the second Yangtze River crossing in Jiujiang. Construction of the bridge started on September 27, 2009, and the bridge was completed on October 28, 2013.[1] [2]

The bridge's main span of 818m (2,684feet) is one of the longest cable-stayed bridge spans in the world.[3] The total length of the bridge span across the Yangtze River is 1405m (4,610feet) (70+75+84+818+233.5+124.5=1405).[3] The bridge structure is 8462m (27,762feet), which consists of the main span, secondary span, northern and southern approaches.[3] The secondary span is 1300m (4,300feet).[3] The northern approach 2166m (7,106feet) consists of the Huangguang Levee Bridge, Fen Road Elevated Bridge and G105 Highway Bridge).[3] The southern approach 3591m (11,781feet) consists of the Qili Lake Bridge and the Bridge over the Jingjiu Railway.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sasac.gov.cn/n1180/n1226/n2410/n314274/15561279.html 国务院国资委: 中交集团参建九江长江公路大桥建成通车
  2. (Chinese) 鄂赣两省共同投资 九江长江公路大桥建成通车 2013-10-28
  3. (Chinese) 福银高速九江长江公路大桥项目简介