Wushan Yangtze River Bridge
Wushan Yangtze River Bridge 巫山长江大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 31°03′47″N 109°54′08″E / 31.063056°N 109.902111°E |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Wushan, Chongqing, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | CFST arch bridge |
| Material | Steel, concrete |
| Total length | 612 m (2,008 ft)[1] |
| Height | 130 m (430 ft)[1] |
| Longest span | 460 m (1,510 ft)[1] |
| Clearance above | 180 m (590 ft)[2] |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2001 |
| Construction cost | ¥160 million[3] |
| Opened | January 8, 2005[1] |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Wushan Yangtze River Bridge | |
The Wushan Yangtze River Bridge is an arch bridge, which carries S301 Provincial Road across the Yangtze River near Wushan, Chongqing, China. Completed in 2005, the 130 metres (430 ft) high arch spans 460 metres (1,510 ft) ranking it in the top ten longest arch bridges in the world.[1][4] The bridge is also among the highest in the world; however, the reservoir created by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam has increased the height of the water below the bridge, and the full 180 metres (590 ft) clearance is no longer visible.[2] The bridge was officially opened to the public on January 8, 2005.[1][5]
See also
- Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River
- List of bridges in China
- List of longest arch bridge spans
- List of highest bridges
References
- ^ a b c d e f Zhang, Zuo-an; Liu, Shilin; Virola, Juhani; Ding, Dajun (2006). "The Wushan Bridge – worldwide longest-span concrete-filled steel tube arch bridge" (PDF). RIA. 6: 87–91. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2014.
- ^ a b Sakowski, Eric. "Wushan Yangtze River Bridge" (Wiki). HighestBridges.com. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ Zhongfu Xiang; Anbang Gu (2010), "Research and application of concrete filled steel tube arch bridge", ARCH'10 - 6th International Conference on Arch Bridges, School of Civil & Architecture, Chongqing Jiaotong University, retrieved 7 August 2014
- ^ Wushan Yangtze River Bridge at Structurae
- ^ Mu, T.; Fan, B.; Zheng, X.; Zheng, Y.; Xie, B. "Wuxia Yangtze River Bridge in Wushan, China" (PDF). ARCH’07 – 5th International Conference on Arch Bridges. Design and Research Institute of Highway Planning and Surveying of Sichuan; Sichuan Chuanjiao Highway Project Consultation Co., Ltd.: 911–918.
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