Second Nanjing Yangtze Bridge

Second Nanjing Yangtze Bridge 南京长江二桥
Coordinates	32°09′45″N 118°50′10″E / 32.16258°N 118.836196°ECoordinates: 32°09′45″N 118°50′10″E / 32.16258°N 118.836196°E
Carries	6 lanes of G36 Nanjing–Luoyang Expressway
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Total length	1,238 m (4,062 ft)
Width	37.2 m (122 ft)
Height	195.41 m (641 ft)
Longest span	628 m (2,060 ft)
History
Construction begin	October 1997
Construction cost	$400 million[1]
Opened	March 2001
Second Nanjing Yangtze Bridge Location in China

The Second Nanjing Yangtze Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China.^[2] The bridge spans 628 metres (2,060 ft) carrying traffic on the G36 Nanjing–Luoyang Expressway. When it was completed it was the third longest cable-stayed span in the world.^[3] As of 2013 it is still among the 20 longest spans. The bridge crosses from the Qixia District in south-east of the river over to Bagua Island.

See also

• List of largest cable-stayed bridges
• List of tallest bridges in the world
• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• Media related to Second Nanjing Yangtze Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. "Construction Facts - The Sourcebook of Statistics, Records and Resources" (PDF), Engineering News Record, McGraw Hill, vol. 251, Number 20a, November 2003, retrieved 9 August 2014
2. Second Nanjing Yangtze Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved on 12 May 2013.
3. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200007/10/eng20000710_45130.html