Chishi Bridge

The Chishi Bridge (Chinese: 赤石大桥) is a bridge carrying the G76 Xiamen–Chengdu Expressway over a deep valley.^[1][2][3] At 380 metres (1,250 ft) the longest span is 38 metres (125 ft) longer than France's Millau Viaduct, which has a similar structure, but is longer and higher than the Chishi Bridge.

Chishi Bridge 赤石大桥
Chishi bridge viewed by Sentinel-2 satellite
Coordinates	25.532778°N 113.186944°E / 25.532778; 113.186944
Carries	G76 Xiamen–Chengdu Expressway
Crosses	Qingtou River
Locale	Chishi Township, Yizhang County, Hunan Province, China
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Total length	2,270 metres (7,450 ft)
Width	28 metres (92 ft)
Height	286.63 metres (940.4 ft)
Longest span	380 metres (1,250 ft)
No. of spans	204 m, 6×342 m, 204 m
Clearance below	182 metres (597 ft)
History
Designer	Hunan Provincial Communications Planning Survey and Design Institute
Construction start	28 March 2010
Opened	28 October 2016
Statistics
Toll	20 yuan (USD$ 3)
Location

On June 10, 2017, The New York Times offered the Chishi Bridge as an example of one of China's many troubled bridge projects.^[4] They reported that the bridge's construction was significantly delayed, and went fifty percent over budget. The total cost of the project was US$300 million.^[5][6]

See also

• Transport portal
• Engineering portal
• China portal