Jingyue Bridge 荆岳长江大桥 |
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Coordinates | 29°32′40″N 113°13′21″E / 29.544340°N 113.222433°ECoordinates: 29°32′40″N 113°13′21″E / 29.544340°N 113.222433°E |
Carries | 6 Lanes of Suizhou-Yueyang Expressway |
Crosses | Yangtze River |
Locale | Jianli County, Hubei, China |
Other name(s) | Jingyue Dàqiáo |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed |
Total length | 5,419 metres (17,779 ft) |
Height | 265 metres (869 ft) |
Longest span | 816 metres (2,677 ft) |
History | |
Construction end | June 2010 |
Statistics | |
Toll | Yes |
The Jingyue Yangtze River Bridge (simplified Chinese: 荆岳大桥; traditional Chinese: 荊岳大橋; pinyin: Jīngyuè Dàqiáo) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River between Jianli County, Hubei Province and Yueyang, Hunan Province in central China. The Bridge opened in June 2010. The bridge crosses the Yangtze River and is one of the 10 largest cable-stayed bridges in the world. The bridge was tolled a few months after opening.