Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
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The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is a 4-lane steel bridge in Nanjing that crosses the Yangtze River. It has two levels. The top level is a road for cars, buses, and trucks. There is also a sidewalk for people on foot. That part is 4588 meters or 15,052 feet long. The bottom level is a railroad for trains. That part is 6772 meters or 22,218 feet long.
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Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge 南京长江大桥 | |
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Coordinates | 32°06′55″N 118°44′20″E |
Carries | Beijing–Shanghai Railway Nanjing–Xi'an Railway Nanjing–Qidong Railway Shanghai–Chengdu Railway National Highway 104 National Highway 205 National Highway 312 |
Crosses | Yangtze River |
Locale | China: Nanjing, Jiangsu |
Owner | People's Government of Nanjing Shanghai Railway Bureau |
Characteristics | |
Design | 2-level truss bridge |
Material | Steel |
Total length | Road: 4,588 meters (15,052 ft) Railroad: 6,772 meters (22,218 ft) |
Width | Road: 19.5 meters (64 ft) Sidewalk: 4.5 meters (15 ft) Railroad: 14 meters (46 ft) |
Height | 70 meters (230 ft) |
Longest span | 160 meters (525 ft) |
No. of spans | 10 |
Piers in water | 9 |
Clearance below | 24 meters (79 ft) |
History | |
Designer | PRC Ministry of Railways |
Construction start | 18 January 1960 |
Construction end | Road: 29 December 1968 Railroad: 30 September 1968 |
Replaces | Yangtze River Railway Ferry |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | Road: 80,000 cars, trucks, & buses Railroad: 200 trains (2011) |
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It is owned, paid for, and fixed by Nanjing's government and by the Shanghai Railway Bureau.