Changtai Yangtze River Bridge
Changtai Yangtze River Bridge 常泰长江大桥 | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°00′31″N 119°58′06″E / 32.0086°N 119.9683°E |
| Carries | Upper level: Jiangsu S30 Ruchang Expressway Lower level: Taichang Intercity Railway (under planning) Two-way four-lane conventional highway |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Changzhou–Taizhou, Jiangsu, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | 2 levels cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Steel, concrete |
| Total length | 10,030 m (32,907 ft) |
| Width | 36.6 m (120 ft)[1] |
| Height | 352 m (1,155 ft)[2][3] |
| Longest span | 1,176 m (3,858 ft)[1] |
| Clearance above | 900 m (2,953 ft)[1] |
| No. of lanes | Upper level: 6 lanes Lower level: 2 railway tracks, 4 lanes |
| History | |
| Designer | China Railway Major Bridge Survey and Design Institute |
| Constructed by | Jiangsu Provincial Transportation Engineering Construction Bureau |
| Construction start | 9 January 2019 |
| Inaugurated | 9 September 2025 (road)[4] |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Changtai Yangtze River Bridge | |
The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 常泰长江大桥 is a cable-stayed bridge that connects the cities of Changzhou and Taizhou, in Jiangsu province, China, it crosses the Yangtze river between the Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge upstream and the Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge downstream.
When it opened, it became the longest cable-stayed bridge with a 1,176-metre (3,858 ft) main span[5] and the tallest bridge structure in the world with a height of 352 metres (1,155 ft).
Design
The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge is a bridge complex with a two-level deck that include a main cable-stayed bridge and two secondary arch bridges with a 388-metre (1,273 ft) span each.
See also
- Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River
- List of bridges in China
- List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans
- List of tallest bridges in the world
References
- ^ a b c Qin, Shun-Quan; Xu, Wei; Lu, Qin-Feng; Zheng, Qing-Gang; Fu, Zhan-Gong; Yuan, Ren-An; Sun, Jian-Li (2020). "常泰长江大桥主航道桥总体设计与方案构思" [Overall Design and Concept Development for Main Navigational Channel Bridge of Changtai Changjiang River Bridge]. Bridge Construction (in Chinese). 50 (3). Wuhan: China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute Co., Ltd.: 1–10. ISSN 1003-4722.
- ^ Zhang, Jin-Tao; Fu, Zhan-Gong; Qin, Shun-Quan; Jiang, Zhen-Xiong; Zhang, Rui (2022). "常泰长江大桥主航道桥桥塔设计" [Pylon Design for Main Navigational Channel Bridge of Changtai Changjiang River Bridge]. Bridge Construction (in Chinese). 52 (5). Wuhan: China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute Co.,Ltd.: 1–7. ISSN 1003-4722.
- ^ Yan, Shuangqiao; Wu, Zhongzheng; Yu, Changwen (2024). "常泰长江大桥主航道桥5号桥塔中塔柱钢筋部品装配化施工关键技术" [Key Construction Techniques for Prefabricated Reinforcement in Intermediate Columns of Pylon No.5 of Main Navigational Channel Bridge of Changtai Changjiang River Bridge]. Bridge Construction (in Chinese). 54 (4). CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co.,Ltd.; Key Laboratory of Large-Span Bridge Construction Technology; Research and Development Center of Transport Industry of Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies of Transport Infrastructure; CCCC Highway Bridge National Engineering Research Center Co.,Ltd.: 1–7. ISSN 1003-4722.
- ^ "常泰长江大桥正式通车" [Changtai Yangtze River Bridge officially opened to traffic]. gov.cn (in Chinese). 9 September 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ Guo, Mingwei; Dong, Xuechao; Yang, Zhi (January 2023). "Settlement analysis of the giant open caisson during the construction of the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge". Frontiers in Earth Science. 10 1056695. Bibcode:2023FrEaS..1056695G. doi:10.3389/feart.2022.1056695.
External links
- 常泰长江大桥 at Baidu Baike (in Chinese)
- Changtai Yangtze River Bridge at Structurae