Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge
Taizhou Bridge 泰州长江大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 32°15′N 119°53′E / 32.25°N 119.88°E |
| Locale | Taizhou, Jiangsu |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension Bridge |
| Total length | 2,940 m (9,650 ft) |
| Width | 34.8 m (114 ft)[1] |
| Height | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Longest span | 1,080 m (3,540 ft) x2 |
| No. of spans | 2 main |
| History | |
| Opened | November 25, 2012 [2] |
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The Taizhou Bridge is a bridge in over the Yangtze River in Taizhou, Jiangsu, China.[3] It is the longest double span suspension bridge in the world with two main spans of 1080m.[4]
It won the 2013 Institution of Structural Engineers Supreme Award for structural engineering.
See also
- Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
- List of longest suspension bridge spans
- List of tallest bridges in the world
- List of largest bridges in China
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge.
External links
http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0032656
References
- ^ http://koti.kontu.la/jvirola/ria-taizhou.pdf?
- ^ http://english.jschina.com.cn/TodayJiangsu/201211/t1096633.shtml
- ^ "Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge to open in E China". xinhuanet.com. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2012-12-1.
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