Edong Yangtze River Bridge

Edong Bridge

鄂东长江大桥
Edong Bridge; 鄂东长江大桥
Coordinates	30°15′39″N 115°04′28″E / 30.260707°N 115.074438°E
Carries	G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway ; G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Huangshigang, Hubei, China
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Material	Concrete
Total length	span length 1,486 m (4,875 ft)
Width	33 m (108 ft)
Height	242.5 m (796 ft)
Longest span	926 m (3,038 ft)
History
Construction start	2008
Opened	2010
Location

The Edong Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 鄂东长江大桥) is a cable-stayed bridge across the Yangtze River in Hubei Province in eastern China.^[1] The bridge connects Huangshi and Xishui County and forms part of the G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway and the G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway.^[2] Construction of the bridge started in 2008 and it was completed in 2010.^[3] With a main span of 926 m (3,038 ft) it is currently^[update] the fourth longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.^[4]