Bridge
| Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge 上海长江大桥 |
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|---|---|
| Crosses | Yangtze River between Changxing and Chongming islands |
| Locale | Shanghai People's Republic of China |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge with viaducts |
| Total length | 16,500 m (54,134 ft) (including approaches) |
| Width | 35.3 m (116 ft) |
| Height | 209 m (686 ft) |
| Longest span | 730 m (2,395 ft) |
| Number of spans | 1 cable-stayed span 2 viaducts |
| Construction end | 23 Oct 2009 |
| Opened | 31 Oct 2009 |
| Coordinates | 31°26′05″N 121°44′40″E / 31.43481°N 121.74431°E / 31.43481; 121.74431Coordinates: 31°26′05″N 121°44′40″E / 31.43481°N 121.74431°E / 31.43481; 121.74431 |
The Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge starts at the tunnel exit, crosses Changxing Island at ground level, then crosses to Chongming Island, ending at Chenjia Town.
It consists of two long viaducts with a higher cable-stayed section in the middle to allow the passage of ships. The total length is 16.63 kilometres (10.33 mi), of which 6.66 kilometres (4.14 mi) is road and 9.97 kilometres (6.20 mi) bridge. The overall shape of the bridge is not linear but slightly sigmoid ("S" shaped).
The central cable-stayed span is about 730 metres (2,395 ft), the longest span of any bridge in Shanghai, and the tenth longest cable-stayed span in the world. The span arrangement is 92+258+730+258+72 m.
The bridge has three road lanes in each direction, with a designed speed of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). Room on both flanks of the bridge is reserved for a future metro line, so total deck width is 35.3 m (115.8 ft).
Read more about this topic: Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel And Bridge
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