Yiling Yangtze River Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Yiling Yangtze River Bridge
Native Name:夷陵长江大桥
Native Name Lang:zh
Official Name:夷陵长江大桥
Other Name:Yiling Yangtze Bridge
Carries:Road/Motor Traffic (Four Lanes of roadway)
Crosses:Yangtze River
Locale:Wujiagang District, Hubei, China
Design:Cable-stayed
Length:936m (3,071feet)
Width:23m (75feet)[1]
Mainspan:North Span – 346m (1,135feet)
South Span – 346m (1,135feet)
Spans:2
Cost:610 million ¥
Open:20 December 2001
Coordinates:30.6841°N 111.2895°W

The Yiling Yangtze River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River in the city-center of Yichang, Hubei. It has 3 towers and two main spans, with a total of 4 spans including the side spans. It is a road bridge which carries four lanes of roadway and has a toll booth at one end. The bridge has a singular cable tension system, which carries the deck from the center. The Bridge crosses the Yangtze River, near Dagongqiao in Yichang. The main spans are 346 meters each. At the end of the bridge, to the south there is a cloverleaf interchange after the toll booth which is and exchange for the road.

The bridge is 6.4 kilometers downriver from the Three Gorges Dam.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bridge over Yangtze Opens Near Three Gorges Site. 21 December 2001. People's Daily Online. 19 June 2011.