Summary
The Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge is a bridge complex over the Yangtze River in Ma'anshan, Anhui Province in eastern China. The bridge complex carries a six-lane highway over two branch streams of the Yangtze and the island of Xiaohuangzhou in the middle of the river.[1]
Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge 马鞍山长江大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 31°36′36″N 118°23′31″E / 31.610111°N 118.392056°E |
| Carries | six lanes of  Hefei-Chaohu-Maanshan Expressway |
| Locale | Ma'anshan, Anhui |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | left stream bridge: suspension right stream bridge: cable-stayed |
| Total length | 11.209 km (6.965 mi) |
| Longest span | left stream bridge: 1,080 m (3,540 ft) x2 right stream bridge:260 m (850 ft) x2 |
| History | |
| Construction start | December 28, 2008 |
| Opened | December 31, 2013 |
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The entire bridge complex is 11.209 km (6.965 mi) in length.[1] The bridge over the left stream is a suspension bridge with three towers and two 1,080 m (3,540 ft) spans.[1] This section is tied with the Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge as the longest double span suspension bridge in the world. The bridge over the right stream is a cable-stayed bridge with three towers and two 260 m (850 ft).[1]
The deck height of the left stream bridge is 32 m (105 ft), while the deck height of the right stream bridge is 18 m (59 ft) high.[1]
The bridge project was approved in July 2004.[1] The bridge opened on December 31, 2013.[2]