Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge

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Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge

马鞍山长江大桥
Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge1.JPG
Coordinates 31°36′50″N118°23′35″E / 31.6139°N 118.3931°E / 31.6139; 118.3931
Carriessix lanes of Anhui Expwy S24 sign no name.svg Hefei-Chaohu-Maanshan Expressway
Locale Ma'anshan, Anhui
Characteristics
Designleft stream bridge: suspension
right stream bridge: cable-stayed
Total length11.209 km (6.965 mi)
Heightmiddle tower: 178.8 m (587 ft) [1]
Longest spanleft stream bridge: 1,080 m (3,540 ft) x2 [1]
right stream bridge:260 m (850 ft) x2
History
Construction startDecember 28, 2008
OpenedDecember 31, 2013 (2013-12-31)
Location
Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge
Interactive map of Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge

The Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge is a bridge complex over the Yangtze River in Ma'anshan, Anhui Province in eastern China. The bridge complex carries a six-lane highway over two branch streams of the Yangtze and the island of Xiaohuangzhou in the middle of the river. [2]

The entire bridge complex is 11.209 km (6.965 mi) in length. [2] The bridge over the left stream is a suspension bridge with three towers and two 1,080 m (3,540 ft) spans. [2] This section is tied with the Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge as the longest double span suspension bridge in the world. The bridge over the right stream is a cable-stayed bridge with three towers and two 260 m (850 ft). [2]

The deck height of the left stream bridge is 32 m (105 ft), while the deck height of the right stream bridge is 18 m (59 ft) high. [2]

The bridge project was approved in July 2004. [2] The bridge opened on December 31, 2013. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Yang, Guang—Wu; Xu, Hong—Guang; Zhang, Qiang (2010). "马鞍山长江大桥三塔悬索桥关键技术研究" [Study of Key Techniques for Three-Tower Suspension Bridge of Maanshan Changjiang River Bridge]. Bridge Construction (in Chinese) (5). Wuhan, Hefei: China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute Co.,Ltd.; Anhui Provincial Transport Planning,Design and Research Institute: 7–11. ISSN   1003-4722.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 (Chinese) 项目介绍 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. (Chinese) 马鞍山长江公路大桥建成通车(图) 2014-01-01