Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge

Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge 南京长江大桥
Coordinates	32°06′55″N 118°44′20″E
Carries	4-lane road and Jinghu Railway
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Owner	People's Government of Nanjing Shanghai Railway Bureau
Characteristics
Design	Double-decked truss bridge
Material	Steel
Total length	Main Bridge: 1,576 metres (5,171 ft) Highway: 4,588 metres (15,052 ft) Railway: 6,772 metres (22,218 ft)
Longest span	160 metres (525 ft)
Clearance below	24 metres (79 ft)
History
Designer	Ministry of Railways
Construction start	January 18, 1968
Construction end	Railway: September 30, 1968 Highway: December 29, 1968
Statistics
Daily traffic	80,000 vehicles 200 pairs of trains
Location

The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is a double-decked road-rail truss bridge across the Yangtze River between Pukou and Xiaguan in Nanjing, China. Its upper deck is part of China National Highway 104, spanning 4,588 metres. Its lower deck is a 6,772-metre-long double-track railway and completes the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, which had been divided by the Yangtze for decades. Its right bridge consists of 9 piers, with the maximal span of 160 metres and the total length of 1576 metres. The bridge carries approximately 80,000 vehicles and 200 trains per day.

The bridge was completed and open for traffic in 1968. It was the third bridge over the Yangtze after the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge and the Chongqing Baishatuo Yangtze River Bridge. It was the first heavy bridge designed and built by China's own technical strength, and therefore considered as one of the greatest accomplishments and a proof of the spirit and ability of the Chinese people in Mao Zedong's era.

Suicide site

The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is the most common suicide site in the world (see List of suicide sites) with over 2000 suicides recorded on the bridge. There are many suicide records for the bridge.

See also

• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• Media related to Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

References

Footnotes

Bibliography

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External links

• How to get to the Yangtze River Bridge
• Yangtze River Bridge:The Historic Landmark of Modern Nanjing
• Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge at Structurae
• Michael Paterniti (May 2010). "The Suicide Catcher". GQ. Retrieved 29 July 2012. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |photographer= ignored (help)
• Ira Glass (7 May 2010). "The Bridge Transcript, Act One: Troubled Bridge Over Water". This American Life. Retrieved 29 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |episode= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |music= ignored (help)

Gallery

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  Vehicles on the bridge
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  Statue of first Yangtze river bridge at Nanjing
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  Scenery on the river