Yingwuzhou_Yangtze_River_Bridge Knowpia

Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge

武汉鹦鹉洲长江大桥
Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge; 武汉鹦鹉洲长江大桥
	Yingwuzhou Yangtze Bridge illuminated at night
Coordinates	30°31′41″N 114°16′24″E / 30.528028°N 114.27325°E
Carries	Road traffic
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Other name(s)	Parrot Island Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Suspension Bridge
Material	Steel
Total length	2,100 metres (6,900 ft)
Longest span	850 metres (2,790 ft) x2
History
Construction start	2011
Construction cost	3.08 billion RMB
Opened	28 December 2014
Location

The Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 鹦鹉洲长江大桥) is a bridge carrying the southern section of the Second Ring Road over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world with two consecutive 850 m (2,790 ft) spans. The bridge cost 3.08 billion yuan to build^[2] and opened on December 28, 2014.^[3] Yingwuzhou literally means "parrot island," a famous island that was mentioned many times in Tang dynasty poems, but has now been part of Hanyang due to the redirection of the river.^[4]

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^ "宝钢股份".
^ "Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge Started Building". Archived from the original on 2014-12-30.
^ "世界最大三塔四跨悬索桥通车" (in Chinese). 2014-12-30. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014.
^ "鹦鹉洲的由来" (in Chinese). Retrieved October 21, 2013.

[1] "宝钢股份".

[2] "Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge Started Building". Archived from the original on 2014-12-30.

[3] "世界最大三塔四跨悬索桥通车" (in Chinese). 2014-12-30. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014.

[鹦鹉洲的由来-4] "鹦鹉洲的由来" (in Chinese). Retrieved October 21, 2013.

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