Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge

Anqing Railway Bridge 安庆长江铁路大桥
Coordinates	30°29′57″N 117°04′17″E
Carries	Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Anqing, Anhui, China
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Total length	2,997 metres (9,833 ft)
Height	210 metres (690 ft)
Longest span	580 metres (1,900 ft)
History
Construction start	March 20, 2009
Construction cost	1.43 billion yuan
Opened	2015
Location

The Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge opened over the Yangtze River near Anqing, Anhui, China. The bridge will have a main span of 580 metres (1,900 ft) which will make it the longest cable stayed railway bridge in the world. The bridge will carry two rail tracks on the high speed Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway line. The bridge and the new line will cut the rail travel time between Nanjing and Anqing from the eight hours down to just 90 minutes.

Construction

Construction of the bridge began on March 20, 2009 and was completed in December 2015.The total cost of the project was 1.43 billion yuan.

See also

• List of largest cable-stayed bridges
• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• List of tallest bridges in the world