Husutong Yangtze River Bridge
Husutong Yangtze River Bridge 沪苏通长江公铁大桥 | |
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Coordinates | 32°00′13″N 120°42′49″E / 32.003539°N 120.713536°E |
Carries | 6 lane highway 4 track railway |
Crosses | Yangtze River |
Locale | Jiangsu, China |
Characteristics | |
Design | |
Total length | 11,072 metres (36,325 ft) |
Width | 22.5 metres (74 ft) |
Height | 330 metres (1,080 ft) |
Longest span | 1,092 metres (3,583 ft) |
Clearance below | 62 metres (203 ft) |
History | |
Construction start | 1 March 2014 |
Opened | 1 July 2020 (Shanghai–Suzhou–Nantong railway) |
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The Husutong Yangtze River Bridge is a combined rail and road bridge which crosses the Yangtze River in Jiangsu, China. It is the easternmost railway crossing of the Yangtze River.
Construction began on 1 March 2014.[1] The bridge opened on 1 July 2020.[2]
On its upper level, it carries a six-lane highway for the S19 Nantong–Wuxi Expressway. On its lower level, it carries four railway tracks with a design speed of 200 km/h for the Husutong railway, which opened on 1 July 2020,[2] and the future Tongsujiayong high-speed railway. The main cable-stayed span is 1,092 metres (3,583 ft) long and is supported by two 330 metres (1,080 ft) tall towers.[3] The secondary arch span is 336 metres (1,102 ft) long.
See also
[edit]- List of bridges in China
- Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River
- List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans
References
[edit]- ^ "沪通铁路开建 01-要闻-解放日报". 2014-03-08. Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ a b "沪苏通铁路今开通,上海大都市圈迎加快发展新契机". www.yicai.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ 陈子琰. "Main tower of world's largest road-rail cable-stayed bridge built - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-07-04.