Yiling Yangtze River Bridge

Yiling Yangtze River Bridge 夷えびす陵りょう长江大だい桥
Coordinates	30.684131°N 111.289515°E / 30.684131; 111.289515
Carries	Road/Motor Traffic (Four Lanes of roadway)
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Wujiagang District, Hubei, China
Official name	夷えびす陵りょう长江大だい桥
Other name(s)	Yiling Yangtze Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Total length	936 m (3,071 ft)
Width	23 metres (75 ft)
Height	130 metres (430 ft)
Longest span	North Span – 346 m (1,135 ft) South Span – 346 m (1,135 ft)
No. of spans	2
History
Construction cost	610 million ¥
Opened	20 December 2001
Location

The Yiling Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 夷えびす陵りょう长江大だい桥) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River in the city-center of Yichang, Hubei. It has 3 towers and two main spans, with a total of 4 spans including the side spans. It is a road bridge which carries four lanes of roadway and has a toll booth at one end. The bridge has a singular cable tension system, which carries the deck from the center. The Bridge crosses the Yangtze River, near Dagongqiao in Yichang. The main spans are 346 meters each. At the end of the bridge, to the south there is a cloverleaf interchange after the toll booth which is and exchange for the road.

The bridge is 6.4 kilometers downriver from the Three Gorges Dam.

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  From downstream
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  From Yichang Harbor
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  From northern shore

See also

• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels

External links

• Yiling Bridge at Structurae