Nanjing Qixiashan Yangtze River Bridge

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Nanjing Qixiashan Yangtze River Bridge

南京栖霞山长江大桥
Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge2.JPG
Coordinates 32°10′41″N118°56′24″E / 32.1780°N 118.9401°E / 32.1780; 118.9401 Coordinates: 32°10′41″N118°56′24″E / 32.1780°N 118.9401°E / 32.1780; 118.9401
CarriesChina Expwy G25 sign no name.svg G25 and China Expwy G2503 sign no name.svg G2503
Crosses Yangtze River
Locale Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Characteristics
Design Suspension bridge
Total length5,437 m (17,838 ft)
Width34.0 m (112 ft)
Height229 m (751 ft) [1]
Longest span1,418 m (4,652 ft)
History
Construction cost6.8 billion yuan
OpenedDecember 24, 2012 (2012-12-24)
Location
Nanjing Qixiashan Yangtze River Bridge

The Nanjing Qixiashan Yangtze River Bridge, formerly Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge, is a suspension bridge over the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China. [2] The bridge is the 11th longest span in the world and the sixth largest in China. [3] [4] The bridge has renamed on 20 December 2019. [5]

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Jiangsu province's first suspension bridge, it lies 10 km downstream of the second Yangtze River Bridge. The bridge connects Hengliang town, a section of Nanjing Raoyue, Nanjing-Nantong Highway, Hongguang village, towns like Long Pao, Xianling and Qilin in Jiangning District, and a section of Raoyue and Shanghai-Nanjing Highway. [6]

The 4th Nanjing Yangtze twin-tower bridge fashioned after standard expressway, boasts dual six-lane carriageway designed to maintain a 100–125 km an hour traffic. [7]

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