Caiyuanba Bridge

Caiyuanba Bridge
重庆菜园坝长江大桥
Coordinates 29°32′36″N 106°32′53″E / 29.543222°N 106.547944°E / 29.543222; 106.547944Coordinates: 29°32′36″N 106°32′53″E / 29.543222°N 106.547944°E / 29.543222; 106.547944
Carries 6 lanes of road traffic
2 tracks of Metro line 3
Crosses Yangtze River
Locale Chongqing, China
Characteristics
Design Arch Bridge
Total length 800 metres (2,600 ft)
Width 36.5 metres (120 ft)
Longest span 420 metres (1,380 ft)
History
Construction cost 2 billion Yuan (US$258 million)[1]
Opened 29 October 2007
Caiyuanba Bridge
Location in Chongqing

The Caiyuanba Bridge is an arch bridge which crosses the Yangtze River in Chongqing, China. Completed in 2007, the arch spans 420 metres (1,380 ft) ranking among the longest arch bridges in the world.[2] The bridges carries 6 lanes of traffic and two track of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 3 between the Nan'an District south of the Yangtze River and the Yuzhong District to the north.

See also

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References

  1. "Chongqing inaugurates new bridge", china.org.cn, retrieved 4 August 2014
  2. Caiyuanba Bridge at Structurae


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