Sutong Yangtze River Bridge
Sutong Bridge | |
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,_China.jpg) Sutong Bridge under construction | |
| Coordinates | 31°47′22″N 121°0′8″E / 31.78944°N 121.00222°E |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Nantong / Changshu, Jiangsu,  People's Republic of China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 8,206 m (26,923 ft) |
| Height | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Longest span | 1,088 m (3,570 ft) |
| Clearance below | 62 m (203 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | May 25, 2008 |
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The Sutong Bridge (Chinese: 苏通大桥; Wu pronunciation: [sutʰoŋ dadʒɔ]) is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Yangtze River in People's Republic of China between Nantong and Changshu, a satellite city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu province. With a span of 1,088 metres (3,570 ft), it is the cable-stayed bridge with the longest main span in the world as of 2009[update]. Its two side spans are 300 metres (980 ft) each, and there are also four small cable spans.[1]
Two towers of the bridge are 306 metres (1,004 ft) high and thus second tallest in the world. The total bridge length is 8,206 metres (26,923 ft). Construction began in June 2003, and the bridge was linked up in June 2007.[2] The bridge was opened to traffic on 25 May 2008[3] and was officially opened on 30 June 2008.[4] Construction has been estimated to cost about US$1.7 billion.
The completion of the bridge makes the commute between Shanghai and Nantong, previously a four-hour ferry ride, shorten to about an hour.[5] It brings Nantong one step closer to becoming an important part of the Yangtze River Delta economic zone, and has further attracted foreign investors into the city. The bridge is also pivotal in the development of poorer northern Jiangsu regions.
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References
- ^ Brief Introduction to Sutong Bridge Project [dead link]
- ^ Record-setting Sutong Bridge connects today - Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 - English Window to China News [dead link]
- ^ Sutong Bridge Opens to Traffic. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ^ 苏通长江大桥正式通车 建设创四项世界纪录. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ^ Erik Sofge (December 10, 2009). "The Top 5 Engineering Projects of 2009". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
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External links
- Official website Template:Cn icon Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- Roadtraffic Technology
- China.org
- virtualreview.org
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