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Chaotianmen Bridge

Chaotianmen Bridge
Chaotianmen Yangtze River Bridge.JPG
Coordinates 29°35′20″N 106°34′38″E / 29.588871°N 106.57721°E / 29.588871; 106.57721Coordinates: 29°35′20″N 106°34′38″E / 29.588871°N 106.57721°E / 29.588871; 106.57721
Carries Trains, Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses Yangtze River
Locale Chongqing, China
Characteristics
Design Through arch bridge
Total length 1,741 m (5,712 ft)
Width 36.5 m (120 ft)
Height 142 m (466 ft) (middle supports to arch top)
Longest span 552 m (1,811 ft)
History
Construction begin December 2004
Construction cost 3.2 billion Yuan
Opened 30 April 2009
Chaotianmen Bridge is located in Chongqing
Chaotianmen Bridge
Chaotianmen Bridge
Location in Chongqing

The Chaotianmen Bridge (simplified Chinese: 朝天门长江大桥; traditional Chinese: 朝天門長江大橋; pinyin: Cháotiān mén chángjiāng dàqiáo), is a road-rail bridge over the Yangtze River in the city of Chongqing, China. The bridge which opened on 29 April 2009 is the world's longest through arch bridge.

The continuous steel truss arch bridge with tie girders has a height of 142 m (466 ft) from middle supports to arch top, main span of 552 m (1,811 ft) and a total length of 1,741 m (5,712 ft). It carries 6 lanes in two ways and a pedestrian lane on each side on the upper deck. The lower deck has 2 traffic lanes on each side with a reservation in the middle for Line 0 Metro line.



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