Chaotianmen Bridge
Bridge in Chongqing, China
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The Chaotianmen Bridge (simplified Chinese: 朝天门长江大桥; traditional Chinese: 朝天門長江大橋; pinyin: Cháotiān mén chángjiāng dàqiáo), is a road-rail bridge over the Yangtze River in the city of Chongqing, China. The bridge, which opened on 29 April 2009, is the world's longest through arch bridge.[2]
Chaotianmen Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 29.588871°N 106.57721°E |
| Carries | Trains, Motor vehicles, Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Chongqing, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Through arch bridge |
| Total length | 1,741 m (5,712 ft) |
| Width | 36.5 m (120 ft) |
| Height | 142 m (466 ft) (middle supports to arch top) |
| Longest span | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | December 2004 |
| Construction cost | 3.2 billion Yuan[1] |
| Opened | 30 April 2009 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Chaotianmen Bridge | |
The continuous steel truss arch bridge with tie girders has a height of 142 m (466 ft) from middle supports to arch top, main span of 552 m (1,811 ft) and a total length of 1,741 m (5,712 ft). It carries six lanes of traffic with a pedestrian walkway on each side on the upper deck. The lower deck has 2 traffic lanes on each side with the Chongqing Metro Loop Line running down the middle.[3][4][5][6]
Side view diagram of the bridge with lengths in meters
A comparison of Chaotianmen Bridge with some of the most notable bridges on the same scale
