Chaotianmen Bridge

Chaotianmen Bridge
Coordinates	29°35′20″N 106°34′38″E / 29.588871°N 106.57721°E / 29.588871; 106.57721Coordinates: 29°35′20″N 106°34′38″E / 29.588871°N 106.57721°E / 29.588871; 106.57721
Carries	Trains, Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Chongqing, China
Characteristics
Design	Through arch bridge
Total length	1,741 m (5,712 ft)
Width	36.5 m (120 ft)
Height	142 m (466 ft) (middle supports to arch top)
Longest span	552 m (1,811 ft)
History
Construction start	December 2004
Construction cost	3.2 billion Yuan[1]
Opened	30 April 2009
Location

Drawing of elevation

The Chaotianmen Bridge (simplified Chinese: 朝天门长江大桥; traditional Chinese: 朝天門長江大橋; pinyin: Cháotiān mén chángjiāng dàqiáo), is a road-rail bridge over the Yangtze River in the city of Chongqing, China. The bridge, which opened on 29 April 2009, is the world's longest through arch bridge.^[2]

The continuous steel truss arch bridge with tie girders has a height of 142 m (466 ft) from middle supports to arch top, main span of 552 m (1,811 ft) and a total length of 1,741 m (5,712 ft). It carries six lanes of traffic with a pedestrian walkway on each side on the upper deck. The lower deck has 2 traffic lanes on each side with the Chongqing Metro Loop Line running down the middle.^[3][4]

Comparison of the side elevations of the Chaotianmen Bridge and some notable bridges at the same scale. (click for interactive version)

See also[]

• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• List of longest arch bridge spans

References[]

External links[]

• Chaotianmen Bridge at Structurae

This article about a specific bridge or group of bridges in China is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t