Zhongzhou Yangtze River Bridge

Zhongzhou Yangtze River Bridge

忠州长江大桥
Zhongzhou Yangtze River Bridge; 忠州长江大桥
Coordinates	30°13′55″N 108°00′21″E / 30.231944°N 108.005833°E
Carries	G50 Huyu Expressway
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Zhong County, Chongqing, China
Other name(s)	Zhongzhou Changjiang Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Total length	2,174 metres (7,133 ft)
Height	247.5 metres (812 ft)
Longest span	460 metres (1,510 ft)
Clearance above	84–134 metres (276–440 ft)
History
Opened	2009
Location

The Zhongzhou Yangtze River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River in Zhong County of Chongqing, China. Completed in 2009, the bridge carries traffic on the G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway.^[1]

With a main span of 460 metres (1,510 ft), Zhongzhou Yangtze River Bridge is among the longest cable-stayed spans in the world.^[2] The bridge was constructed 134 metres (440 ft) above the original river. The reservoir created by the Three Gorges Dam has increased the height of the water below the bridge and the clearance is reduced to 84 metres (276 ft) when the reservoir depth is at it peak.