Hanjiatuo Yangtze River Bridge

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Hanjiatuo Yangtze River Bridge

韩家沱长江大桥
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Coordinates 29°46′04″N107°25′02″E / 29.767694°N 107.417278°E / 29.767694; 107.417278 Coordinates: 29°46′04″N107°25′02″E / 29.767694°N 107.417278°E / 29.767694; 107.417278
Carries Chongqing−Lichuan Railway
Crosses Yangtze River
Locale Fuling, Chongqing, China
Other name(s)Tan Yujiatuo Bridge
Characteristics
Design Cable-stayed
MaterialSteel/concrete
Total length1,137 metres (3,730 ft)
Longest span432 metres (1,417 ft)
History
Construction end2012
Location
Hanjiatuo Yangtze River Bridge

The Hanjiatuo Yangtze River Bridge is a cable-stayed railway bridge over the Yangtze River in the Fuling District of Chongqing, China. The bridge carries the Chongqing-Lichuan Railway and was completed in 2012. [1]

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The Hanjiatuo Bridge has two towers 184 metres (604 ft) and 179 metres (587 ft) in height. [2] The total bridge is 1,137.5 metres (3,732 ft) including a longest span of 432 metres (1,417 ft). The bridge ranks among the longest cable-stayed bridges in the world.

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