Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge
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The Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge is a combined road-rail bridge over the Yangtze River near the city of Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province in eastern China. It links Xunyang District of Jiujiang, south of the river, with Xiaochi Town in Huangmei County, Hubei Province, to the north. The central section of the bridge uses a combined arch and truss structure and the bridge is one of the longest continuous truss bridges in the world, with a longest span of 216 meters (709 ft) and a total truss length of 1,314 meters (4,311 ft) =3x162+180+216+180+2x126.[1] The double deck bridge carries four vehicular lanes and two sidewalks on the top deck and two railway tracks on the bottom deck.
Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 29.7502°N 116.0136°E / 29.7502; 116.0136 |
Carries | China National Highway 105; Beijing–Kowloon railway |
Crosses | Yangtze River |
Locale | Jiujiang, Jiangxi / Huangmei County, Hubei |
Characteristics | |
Design | Combined truss-arch |
Longest span | 216 meters (709 ft) |
History | |
Construction start | 1973 |
Construction end | 1991 |
Opened | 1993 |
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