Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge
| Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge 南京長江四橋 | |
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| Coordinates | 32°10′41″N 118°56′24″E / 32.1780°N 118.9401°ECoordinates: 32°10′41″N 118°56′24″E / 32.1780°N 118.9401°E |
| Carries |
 G2501 Nanjing Ring Expressway |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Total length | 5,437 m (17,838 ft) |
| Width | 34.0 m (112 ft) |
| Height | 229 m (751 ft) [1] |
| Longest span | 1,418 m (4,652 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | 6.8 billion yuan |
| Opened | December 24, 2012 |
  Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge Location in China | |
The Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China.[2] The bridge is the sixth longest span in the world and the third largest in China.[3][4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
See also
- List of longest suspension bridge spans
- List of tallest bridges in the world
- List of largest bridges in China
- Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
External links
Media related to Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge at Wikimedia Commons- Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved on 17 May 2013.
References
- ↑ http://koti.kontu.la/jvirola/koti/Vanhoja/acem-fourthnanjing.pdf
- ↑ http://english.people.com.cn/90778/8065892.html
- ↑ http://koti.kontu.la/jvirola/ria-fourthnanjing.pdf
- ↑ Samuel, Peter. "China has 4th Longest Bridge". Toll Road News. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ Yangtze Bridge, Fourth Nanjing. "Steel Box Girder of the 4th NJ Yangtze River Bridge Closured". China Nanjing.gov.cn. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ Yangtze Bridge, Fourth Nanjing. "Nanjing Yangtze Fourth Bridge to open on Dec.24 (3)". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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