Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge

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Anqing Railway Bridge

安庆长江铁路大桥
Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge.JPG
Coordinates30°29′57″N 117°04′17″E / 30.499056°N 117.071361°E / 30.499056; 117.071361Coordinates: 30°29′57″N 117°04′17″E / 30.499056°N 117.071361°E / 30.499056; 117.071361
CarriesNanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway
CrossesYangtze River
LocaleAnqing, Anhui, China
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed
Total length2,997 metres (9,833 ft)
Height210 metres (690 ft)
Longest span580 metres (1,900 ft)
History
Construction startMarch 20, 2009
Construction cost1.43 billion yuan
Opened2015
Location

The Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge opened over the Yangtze River near Anqing, Anhui, China. The bridge will have a main span of 580 metres (1,900 ft) which will make it the longest cable stayed railway bridge in the world. The bridge will carry two rail tracks on the high speed Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway line. The bridge and the new line will cut the rail travel time between Nanjing and Anqing from the eight hours down to just 90 minutes.[1]

Construction[]

Construction of the bridge began on March 20, 2009, and was completed in December 2015.[2] The total cost of the project was 1.43 billion yuan.

See also[]

  • List of largest cable-stayed bridges
  • Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
  • List of tallest bridges in the world

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2013-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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