Second Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Second Wanzhou Bridge
Native Name:	萬州長江二橋
Native Name Lang:	zh
Other Name:	Second Wanxian Bridge
Crosses:	Yangtze River
Locale:	Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China
Design:	Suspension Bridge
Begin:	2001
Open:	2004
Coordinates:	30.8259°N 108.4048°W

The Second Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge (万州长江二桥) is a suspension bridge over the Yangtze River in Wanzhou District of Chongqing, China. Completed in 2004, it has a main span of 580m (1,900feet) places it among the longest suspension spans in the world.

Accidents

See main article: 2018 Chongqing bus crash.

On 29 October 2018, a bus plunged off the Second Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge into the Yangtze River. At least 13 were killed.^{[1] [2]}

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bus blamed for fatal crash in Chongqing. Xinhuanet. 2018-10-28. 2018-11-03. en. Liangyu. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103192634/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/28/c_137564498.htm. 2018-11-03.
2. Web site: 13 bodies retrieved after bus plunges into river in Chongqing. Xinhuanet. mmm. 2018-11-01. 2018-11-03. en. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103192638/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/01/c_137574940.htm. 2018-11-03.