Nanjing Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge
Bridge in Jiangsu, China
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The Nanjing Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 南京八卦洲长江大桥), formerly Second Nanjing Yangtze Bridge (Chinese: 南京长江二桥), is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China.[4] The bridge spans 628 metres (2,060 ft) carrying traffic on the G36 Nanjing–Luoyang Expressway and new route of China National Highway 104. When it was completed it was the third longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.[5] As of 2013[update] it is still among the 20 longest bridges. The bridge crosses from the Qixia District in south-east of the river over to Bagua Island. The bridge was renamed on 20 December 2019.[6]
Nanjing Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge 南京八卦洲长江大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 32.16258°N 118.836196°E |
| Carries |  G36 and  G104 |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 1,238 m (4,062 ft) |
| Width | 37.2 m (122 ft)[1] |
| Height | 195.41 m (641 ft)[2] |
| Longest span | 628 m (2,060 ft)[1] |
| History | |
| Construction start | October 1997 |
| Construction cost | $400 million[3] |
| Opened | March 2001 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | yes |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Nanjing Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge | |
The bridge was inaugurated for traffic on March 26, 2001, with its name etched by Jiang Zemin, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.[7]
