Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
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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 / 32.115278°N 118.738889°ECoordinates: 32°06′55″N 118°44′20″E / 32.115278°N 118.738889°E |
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| Crosses | Yangtze River |
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 China: Nanjing, Jiangsu
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| Owner | People's Government of Nanjing Shanghai Railway Bureau |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Double-decked truss bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | Main Bridge: 1,576 metres (5,171 ft) Highway: 4,588 metres (15,052 ft) Railway: 6,772 metres (22,218 ft) |
| Width | Highway Bridge: 19.5 metres (64 ft) (with 4.5 metres (15 ft) pedestrian path) Railway: 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Height | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Longest span | 160 metres (525 ft) |
| Number of spans | 10 |
| Clearance below | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Ministry of Railways |
| Construction begin | 18 January 1960 |
| Construction end | Railway: 30 September 1968 Highway: 29 December 1968 |
| Replaces | Yangtze River Railway Ferry |
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| Daily traffic | 80,000 vehicles 200 pairs of trains (2011) |
 Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
Location in Jiangsu
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The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 南京长江大桥; pinyin: Nánjīng Chángjiāng Dàqiáo) is a double-decked road-rail truss bridge across the Yangtze River between Pukou and Xiaguan in Nanjing, China. Its upper deck is part of China National Highway 104, spanning 4,588 metres (15,052 ft). Its lower deck, with a double-track railway, is 6,772 metres (22,218 ft) long, and completes the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, which had been divided by the Yangtze for decades. Its right bridge consists of nine piers, with the maximum span of 160 metres (525 ft) and the total length of 1,576 metres (5,171 ft). The bridge carries approximately 80,000 vehicles and 200 trains per day.
The bridge was completed and open for traffic in 1968. It was the third bridge over the Yangtze after the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge and the Chongqing Baishatuo Yangtze River Bridge. It was the first heavy bridge designed and built using Chinese expertise.
The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge has surpassed the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge as the most popular suicide site in the world, with more than 2,000 suicides estimated by 2006. The majority of those who commit suicide at the bridge come from outside of Nanjing. Precise statistics are unknown, as many bodies are never recovered and police do not include among the total deaths people who have jumped off the bridge, only to miss the water and hit the riverbanks below. Police records from 2007 showed that 100 to 200 people are "rescued or restrained" each year on the bridge.
A local man, Chen Si (Chinese: 陈思), has been hailed as a hero for saving the lives of more than 300 people planning to jump off the bridge. Since 2004, Chen has devoted his free time to patrolling the bridge to help anyone in distress, including follow-up phone calls for support and offering them a place to stay in his extra bedroom.
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