Nanjing Yingtian Avenue Yangtze River Tunnel Explained

Nanjing Yingtian Avenue Yangtze River Tunnel
南京应天大街长江隧道
Location:Nanjing, Jiangsu - under the Yangtze River
Coordinates:32.0415°N 118.6867°W
Start:Jiangxin Island
End:Pukou
Owner:China Railway Construction Corporation (80%)
Construction:2005 - 2010
Length:[1]
Lanes:2 x 3
Width: [2]

The Nanjing Yingtian Avenue Yangtze River Tunnel, formerly Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel, is a tunnel under the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China. The tunnel connects the Pukou District to Jiangxin Island in the city of Nanjing. Construction of the tunnel began in 2005. The tunnel broke through in 2009 and was opened in May 2010. The tunnel has renamed on 20 December 2019.[3]

The road continues over the Jiajiang Bridge, crossing the smaller Jiajiang branch of the river, into the Jianye District of Nanjing.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel : 2009 . Micronoptics.com . 2013-09-06 .
  2. Web site: Nanjing Yangtze Tunnel Crossing, China . COWI . 2013-03-21 . 2013-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030353/http://www.cowi.com/menu/project/projectsarchive/Pages/NanjingYangtzeTunnelCrossing,China.aspx . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  3. News: 定了!二桥三桥四桥成历史,南京5条过江通道更名! . 2020-06-05 . 2019-12-20 .