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General Information

Name in local language: 西陵长江大桥 (Xīlíng Chángjiāng Dàqiáo)
Beginning of works: December 1993
Completion: 10 August 1996
Duration of works: 28 months
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , ,
Crosses:
  • Yangtze River
Coordinates: 30° 49' 42.99" N    111° 2' 48.01" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 900 m
width 18 m
total length 1 118.66 m
sag:span 1:10.46
bridge surface 23 400 m²
number of lanes 4
roadway / carriageway width 15.00 m
walkway width 2 x 1.50 m
on-axis distance between cables at top of towers 20.00 m
on-center spacing between suspenders 12.7 m
cables diameter 0.57 m
sag 86.00 m
span lengths 225.00 m - 900.00 m - 255.00 m
strands per cable 110
wires per strand 91
wire diameter 5 mm
deck deck width 20.6 m
pylons height 120 m

Quantities

structural steel 19 000 t
concrete volume 150 000 m³

Design Loads

live load max. 54 t

Materials

cables steel
piers reinforced concrete
deck of main span steel
pylons reinforced concrete
deck of approach viaducts prestressed concrete

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Xiling Yangtze River Bridge (simplified Chinese: 西陵长江大桥; traditional Chinese: 西陵長江大橋; pinyin: Xīlíng Chángjiāng Dàqiáo), is a suspension bridge over the Yangtze River, just a few kilometers downstream from the Three Gorges Dam. The bridge is located within Yiling District of the prefecture-level city of Yichang (Hubei Province of China), connecting the towns of Taipingxi and Letianxi (on the left, northern bank of the river) with Sandouping (on the right, southern bank).

The bridge is located some 50 km upstream (west) from Yichang main urban area (i.e., Xiling District). The construction started in December 1993 and was completed in 1996. The bridge opened in August 1996.) and had the longest bridge span across the Yangtze, of 900 meters. The total length of the bridge was reported as 1118.66 meters. The bridge surface is 18 m wide, carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Xiling Yangtze River Bridge" and modified on 22 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20001897
  • Published on:
    31/08/2001
  • Last updated on:
    25/09/2023
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