Wuhan Yangtze River Tunnel 武汉长江隧道 | |
Location: | Wuhan, Hubei - under the Yangtze River |
Coordinates: | 30.5792°N 114.3072°W |
Start: | Wuchang District |
End: | Jianghan District |
Construction: | 2004 - 2008 |
Lanes: | 2 x 2 |
Width: | each side |
Grade: | 4.3% |
The Wuhan Yangtze River Tunnel (also known as the Wuhan Changjiang Tunnel), is the first tunnel under the Yangtze River. Trial operation commenced on December 28, 2008.[1] It takes about 7 minutes to cross the Yangtze River by car using the tunnel.
The tunnel connects Hankou and Wuchang districts in the city of Wuhan. Construction commenced in 2004.[2] [3]
Its length is 3630 meters.[4]