Jiujiang Yangtze River Expressway Bridge

The Jiujiang Yangtze River Expressway Bridge (Chinese: 九江长江公路大桥), also known as the Second Jiujiang Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River between Huangmei, Huanggang, in Hubei province and Jiujiang, in Jiangxi province. The bridge carries six lanes of traffic on the G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway and is the second Yangtze River crossing in Jiujiang. Construction of the bridge started in September 27, 2009 and the bridge was completed in October 28, 2013.[1][2][3]

Jiujiang Yangtze River Expressway Bridge 九江长江公路大桥
Coordinates	29.722306°N 115.908444°E
Carries	G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Huanggang, Hubei and Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Total length	1,405 m (4,610 ft) (total span) 8,462 m (27,762 ft) (total bridge length including approaches)
Height	242 m (794 ft)
Longest span	818 m (2,684 ft)
History
Construction start	September 27, 2009
Opened	October 28, 2013
Location

The bridge's main span of 818 m (2,684 ft) is one of the longest cable-stayed bridge spans in the world.[1] The total length of the bridge span across the Yangtze River is 1,405 m (4,610 ft) (70+75+84+818+233.5+124.5=1405).[1] The bridge structure is 8,462 m (27,762 ft), which consists of the main span, secondary span, northern and southern approaches.[1] The secondary span is 1,300 m (4,300 ft).[1] The northern approach 2,166 m (7,106 ft) consists of the Huangguang Levee Bridge, Fen Road Elevated Bridge and G105 Highway Bridge).[1] The southern approach 3,591 m (11,781 ft) consists of the Qili Lake Bridge and the Bridge over the Jingjiu Railway.[1]

See also

• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• List of largest cable-stayed bridges
• List of tallest bridges in the world

References

1. (Chinese) 福银高速九江长江公路大桥项目简介 Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
2. 国务院国资委: 中交集团参建九江长江公路大桥建成通车
3. (Chinese) 鄂赣两省共同投资 九江长江公路大桥建成通车 Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine 2013-10-28