Wushan Yangtze River Bridge
The Wushan Yangtze River Bridge is an arch bridge, which carries S301 Provincial Road across the Yangtze River near Wushan, Chongqing, China. Completed in 2005, the 130 metres (430 ft) high arch spans 460 metres (1,510 ft) ranking it in the top ten longest arch bridges in the world.[2] The bridge is also among the highest in the world however, the reservoir created by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam has increased the height of the water below the bridge, and the full 180 metres (590 ft) clearance is no longer visible. The bridge was officially opened to the public on January 8th, 2005.[3]
Wushan Yangtze River Bridge 巫山长江大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 31.063056°N 109.902111°E |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Wushan, Chongqing, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch Bridge |
| Material | steel/concrete |
| Total length | 616 metres (2,021 ft) |
| Height | 130 metres (430 ft) |
| Longest span | 460 metres (1,510 ft) |
| Clearance above | 180 metres (590 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2001 |
| Construction cost | ¥160 million[1] |
| Opened | 2005 |
  Wushan Yangtze River Bridge Location in Chongqing | |
See also
- List of longest arch bridge spans
- List of highest bridges in the world
- Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
References
- Zhongfu Xiang; Anbang Gu (2010), "Research and application of concrete filled steel tube arch bridge", ARCH'10 - 6th International Conference on Arch Bridges, School of Civil & Architecture, Chongqing Jiaotong University, retrieved 7 August 2014
- Wushan Yangtze River Bridge at Structurae
- "The Wushan Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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