Fengjie Yangtze River Bridge

The Fengjie Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge which crosses the Yangtze River in Fengjie, Chongqing, China. Completed in 2005, it carries 4 lanes of traffic on the S201 provincial road. The bridges main span measures 460 metres (1,510 ft) which places it among the longest cable-stayed spans in the world.^[1] The bridge was constructed 110 metres (360 ft) above the original river however the reservoir created by the Three Gorges Dam has increased the height of the water below the bridge and the clearance is vastly reduced.

Fengjie Bridge 奉节长江大桥
Coordinates	31.020306°N 109.480944°E / 31.020306; 109.480944
Carries	S201 provincial road
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Fengjie, Chongqing, China
Other name(s)	Kuimen Yangtze River Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Total length	893 metres (2,930 ft)
Width	18.5 metres (61 ft)
Height	211.6 metres (694 ft)
Longest span	460 metres (1,510 ft)
Clearance above	110 metres (360 ft)
Clearance below	18 metres (59 ft)
History
Construction start	1999
Opened	2005
Location

See also

• List of largest cable-stayed bridges
• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels

External links

• http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fengjie_Yangtze_River_Bridge