Baishatuo Yangtze River Railway Bridge

Baishatuo Yangtze River Railway Bridge
重庆白沙沱长江大桥
Coordinates 29°21′13″N 106°25′31″E / 29.353714°N 106.425267°E / 29.353714; 106.425267Coordinates: 29°21′13″N 106°25′31″E / 29.353714°N 106.425267°E / 29.353714; 106.425267
Carries Chuanqian Railway
Crosses Yangtze River
Locale Chongqing, China
Characteristics
Design Truss bridge
Material Steel
Total length 825 metres (2,707 ft)
Longest span 80 metres (260 ft)
History
Construction end 1960
Baishatuo Yangtze River Railway Bridge
Location in Chongqing

The Baishatuo Yangtze River Railway Bridge is a truss bridge across the Yangtze River between the Jiangjin District and the Dadukou District of Chongqing, China.[1]

The bridge carries two tracks of the Chongqing-Guiyang Railway. Completed in 1960, the bridge was the first bridge over the Yangzte River in Chongqing and only the second bridge along the main stretch of the river between Yibin and the river mouth in Shanghai. Only the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, completed in 1957, pre-dates the Baishatuo Railway Bridge. There are now over 50 bridges which cross the river downstream of the Baishatuo Railway Bridge.

See also

References

  1. "Baishatuo Railway Bridge". Wikimapia. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

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