Bridge Name: | Wushan Yangtze River Bridge |
Native Name Lang: | zh-hans |
Crosses: | Yangtze River |
Locale: | Wushan, Chongqing, China |
Design: | Arch Bridge |
Material: | steel/concrete |
Begin: | 2001 |
Cost: | ¥160 million |
Open: | 2005 |
Coordinates: | 31.0631°N 109.9021°W |
The Wushan Yangtze River Bridge is an arch bridge, which carries S301 Provincial Road across the Yangtze River near Wushan, Chongqing, China. Completed in 2005, the 130m (430feet) high arch spans 460m (1,510feet) ranking it in the top ten longest arch bridges in the world. The bridge is also among the highest in the world however, the reservoir created by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam has increased the height of the water below the bridge, and the full 180m (590feet) clearance is no longer visible. The bridge was officially opened to the public on January 8, 2005.[1]