Longjiang Bridge
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Longjiang Bridge Long giang đặc đại kiều | |
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 Longjiang Bridge of Baoteng Expressway in Yunnan Province | |
| Coordinates | 24°50′20″N98°40′20″E/ 24.8388°N 98.6722°E |
| Carries | S10 Baoteng Expressway |
| Crosses | Long River |
| Locale | Baoshan, Yunnan,Yunnan,China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 2,471 m (8,107 ft) |
| Width | 33.5 m (110 ft) |
| Height | 169.7 m (557 ft) |
| Longest span | 1,196 m (3,924 ft) |
| Clearance below | 280 m (920 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | August 2, 2011[1] |
| Construction end | April 5, 2016 |
| Opened | May 1, 2016 |
| Location | |
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TheLong River BridgeorLongjiang Bridge( long giang đặc đại kiều ) is a suspension bridge nearBaoshan,Yunnan,China.The main span of the bridge is 1,196 m (3,924 ft) making itone of the longest ever built.[2]The bridge is also one ofthe highest in worldsitting 280 m (920 ft) above the river below. The bridge started construction on August 2, 2011, completed construction in April, 2016, and was opened to the public on May 1, 2016.[3]
The project cost around 1.96 billion Yuan (Roughly 272 million USD).[4]
Geography
[edit]The bridge is part ofS10 Baoshan–Tengchong Expressway,connecting the cities of Baoshan and Tengchong in southwest China, and going straight to Myanmar. It crosses theLong RiverValley, the largest natural obstacle on the Baoteng Expressway. Prior to the bridge, going from Baoshan to Tengchong involves a 13.5 km (8.4 mi) detour down to the valley floor.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Construction on Asia's biggest suspension bridge started".
- ^"Longjiang Bridge".highestbridges.com wiki.Retrieved18 December2014.
- ^"Asia's longest and highest suspension bridge to open to traffic".
- ^"official government announcement of bridge completion (Chinese only)".
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