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 Bridge1.JPG
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)
Height229.4 m (753 ft) [1]
Longest span1,418 m (4,652 ft) [2]
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. [3] The bridge is one of the longest span in the world. [4] [5] [6] The bridge has renamed on 20 December 2019. [7]

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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. [8]

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. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Ye, Qing-han (2014). "南京长江四桥桥塔钢拱梁结构的设计与施工" [Design and Construction of Steel Arch Beam Structure for Towers of the Fourth Nanjing Changjiang River Bridge]. World Bridges (in Chinese). 3. Wuhan: China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd.: 25–29. ISSN   1671-7767.
  2. ↑ Mao, Jianxiao; Ke, Xiandong; Su, Xun; Zhao, Kailin; Wang, Hao; Zong, Hai (2024). "实测车流作用下大跨悬索桥吊索疲劳性能分析" [Fatigue performance analysis of suspenders of a long span suspension bridge under monitored traffic flow]. Journal of Southeast University: Natural Science Edition (in Chinese). 4. Nanjing: Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structure of Ministry of Education,Southeast University; Nanjing Highway Development(Group)Co.,Ltd.: 952–960. ISSN   1001-0505.
  3. ↑ "Nanjing Yangtze Fourth Bridge to open on Dec.24 - People's Daily Online". Archived from the original on 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  4. ↑ Virola, Juhani (2010). "The Fourth Nanjing Bridge - Great Suspension Bridge in China" (PDF). Suara Perunding. Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM): 20–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Cui, Bing; Zhang, Dengjing; Virola, Juhani; Ding, Dajun (2009). "The Fourth Nanjing Bridge - Great Suspension Bridge in China" (PDF). RIA. 4: 86–87. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Samuel, Peter. "China has 4th Longest Bridge". Toll Road News. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "定了！二桥三桥四桥成历史，南京5条过江通道更名！". 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  8. ↑ Yangtze Bridge, Fourth Nanjing. "Steel Box Girder of the 4th NJ Yangtze River Bridge Closured". China Nanjing.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Yangtze Bridge, Fourth Nanjing. "Nanjing Yangtze Fourth Bridge to open on Dec.24 (3)". People's Daily Online. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.


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