Edong Yangtze River Bridge

Edong Bridge

鄂东长江大桥
Coordinates30°15′38″N 115°04′20″E / 30.2606°N 115.0722°E / 30.2606; 115.0722
Carries G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway
G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway
CrossesYangtze River
LocaleHuangshigang, Hubei, China
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed
MaterialConcrete
Total lengthspan length 1,486 m (4,875 ft)
Width33 m (108 ft)
Height242.5 m (796 ft)
Longest span926 m (3,038 ft)
History
Construction start2008 (2008)
Opened2010 (2010)
Location
Interactive map of Edong Bridge

The Edong Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 鄂东长江大桥) is a cable-stayed bridge across the Yangtze River in Hubei Province in eastern China. The bridge connects Huangshi and Xishui County and forms part of the G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway and the G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway. Construction of the bridge started in 2008 and it was completed in 2010. With a main span of 926 m (3,038 ft) it is currently the fourth longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Peng, Xiao-bin; Chen, Xing—zhi (2009). "鄂东长江公路大桥桥塔设计" [Design of Pylons of Edong Changjiang River Highway Bridge]. Bridge Construction (in Chinese). 5. Wuhan: Hubei Provincial Communication Planning and Design Institute: 40–43. ISSN 1003-4722.
  2. ↑ PENG Xiao-bin, CHEN Xing-zhi. "Design of Pylons of Edong Changjiang River Highway Bridge--《Bridge Construction》2009年05期". en.cnki.com.cn. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "| Engineering News-Record".[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ (Chinese) 鄂东长江大桥28日正式通车 Deprecated link archived 18 January 2015 at archive.today 2010-09-09
  5. ↑ Edong Bridge at Structurae