Nanjing Yingtian Avenue Yangtze River Tunnel
 Entrance to the tunnel | |
| Overview | |
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| Location | Nanjing, Jiangsu - under the Yangtze River |
| Coordinates | 31°58′14″N 118°38′28″E / 31.9706°N 118.6411°E |
| Start | Jiangxin Island |
| End | Pukou |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | 2005 - 2010 |
| Opened | May 28, 2010 |
| Owner | China Railway Construction Corporation (80%) |
| Technical | |
| Length | 3,837 metres (12,589 ft)[1] |
| No. of lanes | 2 x 3 |
| Width | 13.3 metres (44 ft) [2] |
The Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel is a tunnel under the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China. The tunnel connects the Pukou District to Jiangxin Island in the city of Nanjing. Construction of the tunnel began in 2005. The tunnel broke through in 2009 and was opened in May 2010.
The road continues over the Jiajiang Bridge, crossing the smaller Jiajiang branch of the river, into the Jianye District of Nanjing.
See also
References
- ^ "Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel : 2009" (PDF). Micronoptics.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ "Nanjing Yangtze Tunnel Crossing, China". COWI. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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