Yangmingtan Bridge

The Yangmingtan Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning 250 metres (820 ft) over the Songhua River in Harbin, China.

Yangmingtan Bridge
Coordinates	45.771744°N 126.519412°E
Carries	8 lanes of Harbin 3rd Ring Road
Crosses	Songhua River
Locale	Harbin
Characteristics
Design	Suspension bridge
Total length	7,133 metres (23,402 ft)
Height	80 metres (260 ft)
Longest span	250 metres (820 ft)
History
Construction start	December 25, 2009
Construction cost	1.882 Billion Yuan
Opened	November 6, 2011
Location

Collapse

A part of the newly inaugurated 15-kilometre-long (9.3 mi) bridge spanning the Songhua River collapsed on August 24, 2012, at 5 am, killing 3 people and injuring 2 others.[1] Problems seem to have occurred with the weight of trucks using the bridge. The bridge was design to handle 55 tons. But the combine weight of heavy trucks with at least 500 tons of weight cause the bridge to collapse. This was blamed mostly for the construction design since the project was finished too quickly and permission of weight being allowed on the bridge by traffic controllers.[2]

See also

List of longest suspension bridge spans

References

1. "Three dead in newly-built Chinese bridge collapse".
2. 3 die in collapse at Yangmingtan Bridge, Harbin