Baishazhou Yangtze River Bridge

Baishazhou Yangtze River Bridge 武汉白沙洲长江大桥
Coordinates
Carries	6 lanes of Wuhan Third Ring Road
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Other name(s)	Third Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Total length	3,589 metres (11,775 ft)
Width	28.5 metres (94 ft)
Longest span	618 metres (2,028 ft)
History
Construction begin	1997
Construction end	September 2000
Construction cost	$380 million
Statistics
Daily traffic	50,000 vpd
Baishazhou Yangtze River Bridge Location in Hubei

The Baishazhou Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 武汉白沙洲长江大桥), sometimes referred as the Third Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge for being the third Yangtze river bridge in Wuhan, is a highway bridge over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It is located 6.8 kilometers southwest (upstream) of the First Bridge (which connects central Wuchang with central Hanyang). The two bridge names come from the order of construction (it was built after the First and Second Bridges), and from the name of the small island (Baisha Zhou (白沙洲), i.e. "White Sand Island") located under the bridge.

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Wuhan's third Yangtze river Bridge at Baishazhou.

The bridge construction started in 1997 and was completed in September 2000. The final construction cost of the bridge was $380 million. It is 3,586 meters long and 28.5 meters wide, has six lanes and a capacity of 50,000 vehicles a day. The bridge is expected to serve as a major passage for the future Wuhan Ring Road, enormously easing the city's traffic and aiding local economic development.

See also

• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• List of largest cable-stayed bridges