Husutong Yangtze River Bridge 沪苏通长江公铁大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 32°00′16″N120°42′49″E / 32.0044°N 120.7136°E |
| Carries |  Jiangsu S19 Tonghu Railway Tongsujiayong Railway |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Jiangsu, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | |
| Width | 35 metres (115 ft) [1] |
| Height | 330 metres (1,080 ft) [2] |
| Longest span | 1,092 metres (3,583 ft) [2] |
| Clearance below | 62 metres (203 ft) [2] |
| No. of lanes | 6 lane highway 4 track railway |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1 March 2014 |
| Opened | 1 July 2020 (Shanghai–Suzhou–Nantong railway) |
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The Husutong Yangtze River Bridge is a combined rail and road bridge which crosses the Yangtze River in Jiangsu, China. It is the easternmost railway crossing of the Yangtze River.
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Construction began on 1 March 2014. [3] The bridge opened on 1 July 2020. [4]
On its upper level, it carries a six-lane highway for the S19 Nantong–Wuxi Expressway. On its lower level, it carries four railway tracks with a design speed of 200 km/h for the Husutong railway, which opened on 1 July 2020, [4] and the future Tongsujiayong high-speed railway. The main cable-stayed span is 1,092 metres (3,583 ft) long and is supported by two 330 metres (1,080 ft) tall towers. [5] The secondary arch span is 336 metres (1,102 ft) long.
