Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge
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Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge 杨泗港长江大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 30°30′37″N 114°15′24″E / 30.5103°N 114.2567°E |
| Carries | Yangsigang Expressway |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Hanyang–Wuchang Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Steel, concrete |
| Width | 32.5 m (107 ft)[1][2] |
| Height | 243.9 m (800 ft) (north tower)[1] 231.9 m (761 ft) (south tower)[2] |
| Longest span | 1,700 m (5,577 ft)[1] |
| No. of lanes | 12 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group |
| Construction start | July 2015[note 1] |
| Construction end | September 2019 |
| Construction cost | CNY ¥8.5 billion (US$1.2 billion) |
| Opened | October 8, 2019 |
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 Interactive map of Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge | |
The Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge is a suspension bridge in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It opened to traffic on October 8, 2019, and is the third longest suspension bridge span in the world and overall the longest in China. The bridge spans 1,700 metres (5,577.4 feet; 1.1 miles) across the Yangtze River. The bridge is the longest double-deck bridge span in the world and carries motorized vehicles, non-motorized vehicles, and pedestrians on its two decks.[3] The bridge cost CNY ¥8.5 billion (US$1.27 billion) to build.[4]
The bridge connects the Hanyang and Wuchang districts. The upper deck has six lanes for vehicles which connect to the urban expressway system and 2 m (6.6 ft) wide pedestrian walkways on each side of the bridge. The lower deck includes four more motor vehicle lanes that connect to the city streets, two 2.5 m (8.2 ft) lanes for non-motorized vehicles, and two more pedestrian walkways. The overall length of the bridge is 4.134 kilometres (2.57 miles).[3][5][note 2]
