Edong Yangtze River Bridge

Bridge in Hubei, China

Edong Bridge

鄂东长江大桥

Coordinates| 30°15′39″N 115°04′28″E﻿ / ﻿30.260707°N 115.074438°E﻿ / 30.260707; 115.074438
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 (2008)
Opened| 2010 (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]

## See also

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* Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
* List of largest cable-stayed bridges
* List of tallest bridges in the world

## References

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1. ^ PENG Xiao-bin,CHEN Xing-zhi. "Design of Pylons of Edong Changjiang River Highway Bridge--《Bridge Construction》2009年05期". en.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
2. ^ "| Engineering News-Record".
3. ^ (Chinese) 鄂东长江大桥28日正式通车 2010-09-09
4. ^ Edong Bridge at Structurae

Crossings of the Yangtze River

| Upstream
Ehuang Bridge
| Edong Bridge
| Downstream
Huangshi Bridge

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