Jingyue Yangtze River Bridge

Jingyue Bridge

荆岳长江大桥
Jingyue Bridge; 荆岳长江大桥
Coordinates	29°32′38″N 113°13′23″E / 29.5439°N 113.2231°E
Carries	G0421 Xuchang–Guangzhou Expressway
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Jianli, Hubei–Yueyang, Hunan, China
Other name	Jingyue Dàqiáo
Characteristics
Design	Asymmetric cable-stayed bridge
Material	Steel, concrete
Total length	5,419 m (17,779 ft)
Height	265.5 m (871 ft) (north tower); 224.5 m (737 ft) (south tower)
Longest span	816 m (2,677 ft)
No. of lanes	6
History
Construction end	June 2010
Statistics
Toll	Yes
Location
	Interactive map of Jingyue Bridge

The Jingyue Yangtze River Bridge (simplified Chinese: 荆岳大桥; traditional Chinese: 荊岳大橋; pinyin: Jīngyuè Dàqiáo) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River between Jianli County, Hubei Province and Yueyang, Hunan Province in central China.^[2] The Bridge opened in June 2010.^[3] The bridge crosses the Yangtze River and is one of the largest cable-stayed bridges in the world. The bridge was tolled a few months after opening.

References

^ ^a ^b Ding, Wang—xing; Jiang, You—sheng (2011). "荆岳长江公路大桥设计" [Design of Jingyue Changjiang River Highway Bridge]. Bridge Construction (in Chinese). 4. Wuhan: Hubei Provincial Transport Planning and Design Institute: 57–61. ISSN 1003-4722.
^ ENR: The World's Top 10 Longest Cable-Stayed Bridges
^ SINA: Bridge linking Hubei, Hunan put into operation

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