Yichang Yangtze River Highway Bridge
| Yichang Bridge 宜昌长江公路大桥 |
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| Carries | G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Official name | Yichang Highway Bridge (宜昌长江公路大桥) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | suspension bridge |
| Total length | 1,187 metres (3,894 ft) |
| Longest span | 960 metres (3,150 ft)[1] |
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| Construction begin | February 19, 1998[2] |
| Construction end | 2001[1] |
| Opened | September 19, 2001[2] |
 Yichang Bridge
Location in Hubei
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The Yichang Yangtze River Highway Bridge (simplified Chinese: 宜昌长江公路大桥; traditional Chinese: 宜昌長江公路大橋; pinyin: Yíchāng Changjiang Gonglu Dàqiáo) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Yangtze River some 20 km downstream from the center city of Yichang, China. It is located within the prefecture-level city of Yichang, and carries the G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway.[2] The bridge was essentially designed to be extremely similar in appearance to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
The construction of the bridge started on February 19, 1998.,[2] and it was open for traffic on September 19, 2001.[2]
It has a main span of 960 meters (3,150 feet). As of 2012[update], it is among the 30 longest suspension bridges, based on the length of the main span.
The cost of building the bridge was reported as 895 million yuan.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yichang Bridge at StructuraeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Another Yangtze River Bridge Built; this article incorrectly identifies the road as G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway, which actually takes a more northerly route.
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Crossings of the Yangtze River
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