Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge

Not to be confused with Zhongzhou Yangtze River Bridge.
Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge
忠县长江大桥
Coordinates 30°18′07″N 108°02′57″E / 30.301833°N 108.049111°E / 30.301833; 108.049111Coordinates: 30°18′07″N 108°02′57″E / 30.301833°N 108.049111°E / 30.301833; 108.049111
Crosses Yangtze River
Locale Zhong County, Chongqing, China
Characteristics
Design Suspension Bridge
Total length 1,193.73 metres (3,916.4 ft)
Width 18 metres (59 ft)
Height 158 metres (518 ft)
Longest span 560 metres (1,840 ft)
Number of spans Yangtze River
History
Construction cost 246 million RMB [1]
Opened September 10, 2001
Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge
Location in Chongqing

The Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Yangtze River in Zhong County of Chongqing, China. Completed in 2001, the bridge has a total length 1,199.73 metres (3,936.1 ft) including a longest span of 560 metres (1,840 ft), which places the bridge among the longest suspension spans in the world.[2] In 2006, the bridge received the Lu Ban Award for engineering excellence.[3]

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