Yangtze River bridges and tunnels

The Chongqing.

The bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River carry rail and road traffic across China's longest and largest river and form a vital part of the country's transportation infrastructure. The "Long River" bisects China proper from west to east, and every major north-south bound highway and railway must cross the Yangtze. Large urban centers along the river such as Chongqing, Wuhan, and Nanjing also have urban mass transit rail lines crossing the Yangtze.

Until the completion of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in 1957, there were no crossings across the main stretch of the Yangtze known as Changjiang, from Yibin to the river mouth in Shanghai, a distance of 2,884 km (1,792 mi). Since then, over 75 bridges and six tunnels have been built over this stretch, the overwhelming majority since 1990. They reflect a broad array of bridge designs and, in many cases, represent significant achievements in modern bridge engineering. Several rank among the world's longest suspension, cable-stayed and arch bridges as well as some of the highest and tallest bridges.

Upriver from Yibin, bridge spans are more common along the Jinsha and Tongtian sections where the Yangtze is much narrower, although numerous new bridges are being added. The oldest bridge over the Yangtze is the Jinlong, a simple suspension bridge over the Jinsha section of the river in Lijiang, Yunnan that was first built in 1880.

Map of the Yangtze River Basin, showing the location of Chongqing, Yibin, Panzhihua and Yushu along the river.

History

The opening of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge on October 15, 1957.

The Yangtze River forms a major geographic barrier dividing northern and southern China. For millennia, travelers crossed the Yangtze by ferry. In the first half of the 20th century, rail passengers from Beijing to Guangzhou and Shanghai had to disembark, respectively, at Hanyang and Pukou, and cross the river by steam ferry before resuming journeys by train.

Changjiang section

The first bridge to cross the Changjiang section of the river, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, was built from 1955 to 1957. The dual-use road-rail bridge was a major infrastructural project in the early years of the People's Republic and was completed with Soviet assistance. The second bridge was a single-track railway bridge built in Chongqing in 1959. The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, also a road-rail bridge, was the first bridge to cross the lower reaches of the Yangtze. It was built from 1960 to 1968, after the Sino-Soviet split, and did not receive foreign assistance. The Zhicheng Road-Rail Bridge followed in 1971 and then the Chongqing Road Bridge in 1977. Only one bridge was completed in the 1980s, at Luzhou in 1982. Bridge-building resumed in the 1990s and accelerated in the first decade of the 21st century. The Jiujiang Bridge of 1992 was the first crossing for Jiangxi Province. The Tongling Bridge of 1995 was the first bridge to serve Anhui Province.

By 2005, there were over 50 bridges and one tunnel across the Yangtze River between Yibin and Shanghai, including some of the longest and tallest bridges in the world.

• The Jiangyin Bridge [1999] (1,385 m (4,544 ft)), Runyang Bridge [2005] (1,490 m (4,890 ft)), and Fourth Nanjing Bridge [2012] (1,418 m (4,652 ft)) are all among the ten longest suspension bridges in the world.
• The Sutong Bridge [2008] (1,088 m (3,570 ft)), Edong Bridge [2010] (926 m (3,038 ft)) and Jiujiang Fuyin Bridge [2013] (818 m (2,684 ft)) and Jingyue Bridge (816 m (2,677 ft)) all have cable-stayed bridge spans that rank among the top ten in the world.
• The Chaotianmen Bridge [2009] (552 m (1,811 ft)) is the longest arch bridge in the world. The Wushan Bridge [2005] (460 m (1,510 ft)) also ranks in the top ten.
• The Sutong, Jingyue, Zhongxian Expressway, and Jiujiang Fuyin Bridges rank among the ten tallest in the world.

The rapid pace of bridge construction has continued. As of October 2014, urban Chongqing has 17 bridges, Wuhan has seven bridges and three tunnels across the Yangtze, and Nanjing has five bridges and two tunnels. About a dozen other bridges are now under construction.

Upstream sections

In the upper reaches of the Yangtze above Yibin, the Jinsha (Gold Sands), Tongtian, and Tuotuo sections of the river are narrower and bridges are more numerous. As of October 2014, Yibin had 10 bridges across the Jinsha and Panzhihua had 16.

Many of the bridges over the Jinsha in Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet are simple suspension bridges that can only support travelers on foot and pack animals. The oldest of these, the Jinlong Bridge in Lijiang, dates to 1880. The Taku Jinsha River Bridge under construction in Lijiang, is set be become the highest bridge in the world with a bridge deck that is 512 m (1,680 ft) above the surface of the river.^[1]

List of existing bridges and tunnels

From Shanghai to Yibin: Changjiang

For 2,884 km (1,792 mi) from the river's mouth at Shanghai up to the confluence with the Min River at Yibin, the Yangtze River is known in Chinese as the Changjiang or the Long River.

Name	Image	Location	Province	Opened	Total length	Main Span	Type	Carries	Coordinates
Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge		Chongming, Changxing [note 1]	Shanghai	2009	9,997 m (32,799 ft)	730 m (2,400 ft)	cable-stayed	6-lane
Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel		Changxing, Pudong [note 2]		2009	8,950 m (29,360 ft)	-	tunnel
Chongqi Bridge		Qidong, Chongming [note 3]	Jiangsu, Shanghai	2011	7,150 m (23,460 ft)	185 m (607 ft)	box girder
Sutong Bridge		Nantong, Changshu	Jiangsu	2008	2,088 m (6,850 ft)	1,088 m (3,570 ft)	cable-stayed	6-lane
Jiangyin Bridge		Jingjiang, Jiangyin		1999	3,071 m (10,075 ft)	1,385 m (4,544 ft)	suspension	6-lane
Taizhou Bridge		Taizhou, Yangzhong		2012	2,940 m (9,650 ft)	1,080 m (3,540 ft)	suspension
Runyang North Bridge		Yangzhou, Shiye Island		2005	756.8 m (2,483 ft)	406 m (1,332 ft)	cable-stayed	6-lane
Runyang South Bridge		Shiye Island, Zhenjiang			2,430 m (7,970 ft)	1,490 m (4,890 ft)	suspension
Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge		Nanjing		2012	5,437 m (17,838 ft)	1,418 m (4,652 ft)	suspension
Second Nanjing Yangtze Bridge				2001	2,938 m (9,639 ft)	628 m (2,060 ft)	cable-stayed	6-lane
Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge				1968	1,577 m (5,174 ft)	160 m (520 ft)	beam	4-lane Jinghu R.R. 2-track
Nanjing Yangtze Tunnel				2009	3,837 m (12,589 ft)	-	tunnel	6-lane highway
Third Nanjing Yangtze Bridge				2005	4,744 m (15,564 ft)	648 m (2,126 ft)	cable-stayed	6-lane
Nanjing Metro Line 10 Tunnel				2014	3,345 m (10,974 ft)	-	tunnel	Line 10
Dashengguan Bridge				2010	1,615 m (5,299 ft)	336 m (1,102 ft)	arch	Jinghu HSR Huhanrong PDL Nanjing Metro 6-track
Ma'anshan Bridge		Ma'anshan	Anhui	2013	11,000 m (36,000 ft)	1,080 m (3,540 ft)	suspension	Hefei-Changshu Expwy
Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge		Wuhu		2000	2,193 m (7,195 ft)	312 m (1,024 ft)	Cable-stayed	Railway
Tongling Bridge		Tongling		1995	1,152 m (3,780 ft)	432 m (1,417 ft)	cable-stayed	4-lane
Anqing Bridge		Anqing		2005	1,040 m (3,410 ft)	510 m (1,670 ft)	cable-stayed
Jiujiang Bridge		Huangmei, Jiujiang	Hubei, Jiangxi	1992	1,806 m (5,925 ft)	576 m (1,890 ft)	Combined truss and arch	Jingjiu R.R.
Jiujiang Expressway Bridge				2013	8,462 m (27,762 ft)[2]	1,405 m (4,610 ft)	cable-stayed
Huangshi Bridge		Huangshi	Hubei eastern	1995	1,060 m (3,480 ft)	245 m (804 ft)	beam
Edong Bridge		Huanggang		2010	1,486 m (4,875 ft)	926 m (3,038 ft)	cable-stayed
Ehuang Bridge		Huanggang, Ezhou		2002	1,290 m (4,230 ft)	480 m (1,570 ft)	cable-stayed
Huanggang Yangtze River Bridge				2014	1,215 m (3,986 ft)	567 m (1,860 ft)	cable-stayed	Wuhuang ICR
Yangluo Bridge		Wuhan		2007	2,735 m (8,973 ft)	1,280 m (4,200 ft)	suspension	6-lane
Tianxingzhou Bridge				2009	4,657 m (15,279 ft)	504 m (1,654 ft)	cable-stayed	6-lane Wuhan Third Ring Road Wuguang HSR & Huhanrong Railway 4-track
Erqi Bridge				2011	2,922 m (9,587 ft)	616 m (2,021 ft)	cable-stayed	Wuhan Second Ring Road 8-lane
Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge				1995	1,080 m (3,540 ft)	400 m (1,300 ft)	cable-stayed	Wuhan Inner Ring Road
Wuhan Yangtze River Tunnel				2008	3,630 m (11,910 ft)	N/A	tunnel	4-lane highway
Wuhan Metro Line 2 Tunnel				2012	3,098 m (10,164 ft)	N/A	tunnel
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge				1957	1,670 m (5,480 ft)	128 m (420 ft)	truss	4-lane Jingguang R.R.
Wuhan Metro Line 4 Tunnel				2014	2,994 m (9,823 ft) (left tube) 3,003 m (9,852 ft)(right tube)	-	tunnel
Baishazhou Bridge				2000	3,589 m (11,775 ft)	618 m (2,028 ft)	cable-stayed	Wuhan Third Ring Road
Junshan Bridge				2001	2,847 m (9,341 ft)	460 m (1,510 ft)	cable-stayed
Jingyue Bridge		Jianli, Yueyang	Hubei, Hunan	2010	5,400 m (17,700 ft)	816 m (2,677 ft)	cable-stayed	6-lane
Jingzhou Bridge		Jingzhou	Hubei western	2002	4,177 m (13,704 ft)	500 m (1,600 ft)	cable-stayed	4-lane
Zhicheng Bridge		Zhicheng		1971	1,280 m (4,200 ft)	160 m (520 ft)	truss	Jiaoliu R.R.
Yichang Bridge		Yichang		2001	1,187 m (3,894 ft)	960 m (3,150 ft)	suspension
Yichang Railway Bridge				2008	2,446 m (8,025 ft)	275 m (902 ft) (x2)	Truss and arch	Yiwan R.R. 2-track
Yiling Bridge				2001	936 m (3,071 ft)	348 m (1,142 ft) (x2)	cable-stayed	4-lane highway
Xiling Bridge				1996	1,119 m (3,671 ft)	900 m (3,000 ft)	suspension	4-lane highway
Badong Bridge		Badong		2004	728 m (2,388 ft)	388 m (1,273 ft)	cable-stayed
Wushan Yangtze River Bridge		Wushan County	Chongqing	2005	612 m (2,008 ft)	460 m (1,510 ft)	arch	Road
Fengjie Bridge		Fengjie		2005	893 m (2,930 ft)	460 m (1,510 ft)	cable-stayed	Road S201
Yunyang Yangtze River Bridge		Yunyang		2005	1,272 m (4,173 ft)	318 m (1,043 ft)	cable-stayed	Road
Second Wanzhou Bridge		Wanzhou		2004	1,216 m (3,990 ft)	580 m (1,900 ft)	suspension	4-lane highway
Wanzhou Railway Bridge				2005	1,106 m (3,629 ft)	360 m (1,180 ft)	arch	Yiwan Railway 2-track
Wanxian Bridge				1997	864 m (2,835 ft)	420 m (1,380 ft)	arch
Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge		Zhong County		2001	1,200 m (3,900 ft)	560 m (1,840 ft)	suspension	4-lane S302
Zhongxian Huyu Expressway Bridge				2009	2,145 m (7,037 ft)	460 m (1,510 ft)	cable-stayed
Fengdu Bridge		Fengdu		1997	620 m (2,030 ft)	450 m (1,480 ft)	suspension	S103
Hanjiatuo Bridge		Fuling		2012	1,137 m (3,730 ft)	432 m (1,417 ft)	cable-stayed	Yuli Railway
Shibangou Bridge				2009	975 m (3,199 ft)	450 m (1,480 ft)	cable-stayed	4-lane Fuling Ring Rd
Fuling Yangtze River Bridge				1997	631 m (2,070 ft)	330 m (1,080 ft)	cable-stayed	4-lane
Lidu Bridge				2007	822 m (2,697 ft)	398 m (1,306 ft)	cable-stayed	Road
Qingcaobei Bridge 青草背长江大桥				2013	1,146 m (3,760 ft)	460 m (1,510 ft)	suspension	Fuling Ring Rd.
Changshou Bridge		Changshou District		2009	1,160 m (3,810 ft)	460 m (1,510 ft)	cable-stayed	4-lane highway
Changshou Railway Bridge				2005	898.3 m (2,947 ft)	192 m (630 ft)	truss	Yuhuai R.R. 2-track
Yuzui Yangtze River Bridge		Nan'an District		2009	1,440 m (4,720 ft)	616 m (2,021 ft)	suspension	6-lane
Dafosi Bridge				2001	1,176 m (3,858 ft)	450 m (1,480 ft)	cable-stayed	6-lane
Chaotianmen Bridge		Yubei District, Nan'an District		2009	4,880 m (16,010 ft)	552 m (1,811 ft)	arch	6-lane highway 2-track light rail
Dongshuimen Bridge		Yuzhong District, Nan'an District		2014	1,124 m (3,688 ft)	445 m (1,460 ft)	cable-stayed	4-lane highway Line 6
Shibanpo Bridge				1977	1,103 m (3,619 ft)	330 m (1,080 ft)	box girder	8-lane highway
Caiyuanba Bridge				2007	1,866 m (6,122 ft)	420 m (1,380 ft)	arch	6-lane highway  Line 3  2-track
E'gongyan Bridge		Jiulongpo District, Nan'an District		2000	1,022 m (3,353 ft)	600 m (2,000 ft)	suspension	6 lane highway
Lijiatuo Bridge				1995	1,288 m (4,226 ft)	444 m (1,457 ft)	cable-stayed	Highway
Masangxi Bridge		Dadukou District, Ba'nan District		2001	1,104 m (3,622 ft)	360 m (1,180 ft)	cable-stayed	6-lane
Yudong Bridge				2008	1,541 m (5,056 ft)	260 m (850 ft)	beam	6-lane highway 2-track light rail
Baishatuo Railway Bridge		Dadukou District, Jiangjin District		1960	825 m (2,707 ft)	80 m (260 ft)	truss	2-track Chuanqian R.R. [note 4]
Diwei Bridge				2004	734 m (2,408 ft)	345 m (1,132 ft)	cable-stayed	2-lane road
Guanyinyan Bridge		Jiulongpo District, Jiangjin District		2009	1,199 m (3,934 ft)	436 m (1,430 ft)	cable-stayed	6-lane
Dingshan Bridge				2013	897 m (2,943 ft)	464 m (1,522 ft)	cable-stayed	6-lane road
Jiangjin Bridge 江津长江大桥		Jiangjin District		1997	1,360 m (4,460 ft)	240 m (790 ft)	beam
Bosideng Bridge		Hejiang County	Sichuan	2012	841 m (2,759 ft)	530 m (1,740 ft)	arch
Second Hejiang Bridge				2012	1,695 m (5,561 ft)	420 m (1,380 ft)	cable-stayed
Huangyi Bridge 黄舣长江大桥		Luzhou		2012	1,223 m (4,012 ft)	520 m (1,710 ft)	cable-stayed
Taian Bridge 泸州泰安长江大桥				2008	1,573 m (5,161 ft)	270 m (890 ft)	cable-stayed	Road
Qiancao Bridge 茜草长江大桥				2012	1,189 m (3,901 ft)	248 m (814 ft)	extradosed	Road
Luzhou Bridge 泸州长江大桥				1982	1,252 m (4,108 ft)	170 m (560 ft)	beam
Luzhou Railway Bridge 泸州铁路长江大桥				2002	602 m (1,975 ft)	144 m (472 ft)	beam	Longchang-Huangtong R.R. 1-track
Second Luzhou Bridge 泸州长江二桥				2003	1,408 m (4,619 ft)	253 m (830 ft)	beam	4-lane
Jiang'an Bridge 江安长江大桥		Jiang'an County		2008	1,093 m (3,586 ft)	252 m (827 ft)	beam	Road
Nanxi Bridge		Yibin		2012	1,295 m (4,249 ft)	820 m (2,690 ft)	suspension
Yibin Yangtze Bridge 宜宾长江大桥 [3]				2008	928.73 m (3,047.0 ft)	460 m (1,510 ft)	cable-stayed	4-lane highway

Notes

1. ^ The Shanghai Yangtze Bridge connects only the Changxing and Chongming Islands. This bridge, together with the Chongming-Qidong Bridge to the north and the Shanghai Yangtze Tunnel to the south, forms one crossing near the river's mouth.
2. ^ The Shanghai Yangtze Tunnel only connects Pudong on the south bank of the river with Changxing Island. This tunnel, together with the Chongming-Qidong and Shanghai Yangtze Bridges to the nouth, forms one crossing near the river's mouth.
3. ^ The Chongming-Qidong Bridge connects only the Qidong on the north bank of the Yangtze and Chongming Island. This bridge, together with the Shanghai's Yangtze River Bridge and Tunnel to the south, forms one crossing near the river's mouth.
4. ^ The bridge's second track was added in 1978.

From Yibin to Yushu: The Jinsha

Name	Image	Location	Province	Opened	Total length	Main Span	Type	Carries	Coordinates
Yibin Rongzhou Bridge 宜宾戎州大桥		Yibin	Sichuan eastern	2004	505 m (1,657 ft)	260 m (850 ft)	arch	road
Yibin Xiaonanmen Bridge 宜宾小南门大桥				1990	387 m (1,270 ft)	260 m (850 ft)	arch	road
Yibin Jinsha River Railway Bridge	宜宾金沙江铁路大桥			1968	400 m (1,300 ft)	176 m (577 ft)	beam	Yigong R.R.
Yibin Zhongba Bridge 宜宾中坝大桥				2003	427 m (1,401 ft)	252 m (827 ft)	cable-stayed	road
Yibin Tianchi Bridge	宜宾天池大桥			2011	653 m (2,142 ft)	220 m (720 ft)	rigid frame	road
Yibin Mamingxi Bridge	马鸣溪大桥			1979	245 m (804 ft)	150 m (490 ft)	deck arch
Yishui Expressway Bridge 宜水高速公路金沙江大桥				2005	1,712 m (5,617 ft)	249 m (817 ft)	rigid frame
Shuifu Bridge	水富大桥	Yibin, Zhaotong	Sichuan Yunnan	1958			truss	Neikun R.R.
Xiangjiaba Bridge	向家坝金沙江大桥			2007	443 m (1,453 ft)	170 m (560 ft)	rigid frame	road
G213 Jinsha River Bridge	213国道金沙江大桥			2001	310 m (1,020 ft)	150 m (490 ft)	arch	road
Xiluodu Bridge	溪洛渡大桥	Liangshan, Zhaotong		2005			rigid frame	road
Tongyang Bridge	通阳大桥			2008			arch
Hulukou Bridge	葫芦口大桥			1998	160 m (520 ft)		arch
Jiaopingdu Bridge	皎平渡大桥	Liangshan, Kunming		1991	144 m (472 ft)		cable-stayed
Yuzha Bridge	鱼鲊大桥	Liangshan, Panzhihua	Sichuan southern	2014	398 m (1,306 ft)	180 m (590 ft)	rigid frame
G5 Expressway Bridge 西攀高速公路金沙江大桥		Panzhihua		2008	637 m (2,090 ft)	324 m (1,063 ft)	cable-stayed
Chengkun Railway Bridge	成昆铁路金沙江大桥			1970	390 m (1,280 ft)	192 m (630 ft)	beam	Chengkun R.R.
Qinglongshan Expressway Bridge	丽攀高速公路青龙山大桥			2014	862 m (2,828 ft)	230 m (750 ft)	rigid frame
Luoguo Bridge 倮果大桥				1995	208 m (682 ft)	160 m (520 ft)	arch
New Midi Bridge	新密地大桥			2011 2013 [note 1]	296 m (971 ft)	182 m (597 ft)	arch	road
Midi Bridge 密地大桥				1969 2014 [note 2]	284 m (932 ft)	181 m (594 ft)	arch	road
Bingcaogang Bridge 炳草岗大桥				2001	516.3 m (1,694 ft)	200 m (660 ft)	cable-stayed	road
New Dukou Bridge 新渡口大桥				2005	385.88 m (1,266.0 ft)	170 m (560 ft)	arch
Hehuachi Bridge 荷花池大桥				1976	252.2 m (827 ft)	110 m (360 ft)	arch	road
Hehuachi Railway Bridge	荷花池铁路桥			1995			rigid frame	railway
Xinzhuang Bridge	新庄大桥			1972	323.7 m (1,062 ft)	146 m (479 ft)	arch
Dashuijing Bridge	丽攀高速公路大水井大桥			2014	475 m (1,558 ft)	230 m (750 ft)	rigid frame
Fala Bridge	法拉大桥			2005	233.74 m (766.9 ft)	190 m (620 ft)	box girder	road
Baoding Bridge	宝鼎大桥			1982	392 m (1,286 ft)	170 m (560 ft)	box girder	road
Zhuangshang Bridge	庄上金沙江特大桥			2014	370 m (1,210 ft)	180 m (590 ft)	rigid frame
Panzhihua Guanyinyan Bridge	观音岩大桥			2005		114 m (374 ft)	arch	road
New Jinjiang Bridge	新金江大桥	Lijiang	Yunnan	2012	325 m (1,066 ft)		rigid frame
Second Zhongjiang Bridge	中江二桥	Dali			250 m (820 ft)	170 m (560 ft)	suspension	road
Zhongjiang Bridge	中江大桥			2005			suspension	road
Longkaikou Bridge	龙开口大桥						rigid frame	road
Jinlong Bridge	金龙桥	Lijiang		1880	116 m (381 ft)	90 m (300 ft)	simple suspension	foot traffic
Jin'an Bridge	金安桥			1982	186 m (610 ft)[4]	110 m (360 ft)[4]	arch
New Jin'an Bridge	新金安桥						arch	road
New Shudi Bridge	新树底大桥			2003 [4]	179.6 m (589 ft)[4]	120 m (390 ft)[4]	rigid frame
Ahai Bridge	阿海大桥				270 m (890 ft)		arch	road
Fengke Bridge	奉科大桥				216 m (709 ft)	150 m (490 ft)	rigid frame	road
Liyuan Bridge	梨园大桥	Dêqên, Lijiang					arch	road
Jihong Bridge	继红桥			1971	150 m (490 ft)	75 m (246 ft)	arch	road
							suspension	road
Songyuan Bridge	松园大桥			1996		170 m (560 ft)	arch
							suspension	road
Qizong Bridge	其宗大桥	Dêqên		1989			cable-stayed
Xinhe Bridge	新贺龙桥	Garzê, Dêqên	Sichuan, Yunnan				arch
Quzong Bridge	曲宗大桥						arch	road
							suspension	road
Yinduba Bridge	因都坝大桥			2009		90 m (300 ft)	arch	road
							simple suspension	foot path
							simple suspension	foot path
							suspension	road
		Garzê, Chamdo	Sichuan, Tibet				suspension	road
							suspension	road
							suspension	foot path
New Zhubalong Bridge	新竹巴龙金沙江大桥						beam
Old Zhubalong Bridge	老竹巴龙金沙江大桥			1964			beam	foot path [note 3]
							suspension	foot path
							suspension	foot path
							simple suspension	foot path
							simple suspension	foot path
							simple suspension	foot path
							simple suspension	foot path
New Gangtuo Bridge	新岗托大桥						beam
Gangtuo Bridge	岗托大桥			1974	140 m (460 ft)	70 m (230 ft)	arch	road
							suspension	foot path
Dengmanusangba Bridge	邓玛奴桑巴桥			1988	150 m (490 ft)		suspension	road
		Garzê, Yushu	Sichuan, Qinghai				suspension	road

Notes

1. ^ The upstream span of the New Midi Bridge opened in 2011 and the downstream span opened in 2013
2. ^ The Midi Bridge closed in 2014.
3. ^ The Old Zhubalong Bridge has been closed to vehicular traffic.

Yushu: The Tongtian

Name	Image	Location	Province	Opened	Total length	Main Span	Type	Carries	Coordinates
G214 Tongtian River Bridge	214国道通天河大桥	Chindu County, Yushu County	Qinghai (Yushu)	2003			beam
Qingkang Highway Tongtian River Bridge	青康公路通天河大桥			1963	150 m (490 ft)	50 m (160 ft)	arch	road
Zhongda Tongtian River Suspension Bridge	仲达通天河索桥						simple suspension	footpath
Zhongda Tongtian River Bridge	仲达通天河大桥			2012			beam	road
							beam	road
							simple suspension	road
							suspension	road
							suspension	road
							suspension	footpath
		Qumarlêb County, Zhidoi County					suspension	road
Qumarlêb Tongtian River Bridge	曲麻莱通天河大桥			2012 [note 1]	600 m (2,000 ft)	100 m (330 ft)	rigid frame bridge

Notes

1. ^ The Qumarlêb Tongtian River Bridge, a rigid frame bridge that built in 2012, replaced a beam bridge built in 1989.

The Tuotuo

Name	Image	Location	Province	Opened	Total length	Main Span	Type	Carries	Coordinates
G109 Tuotuo River Bridge	109国道沱沱河大桥	Tanggula Town (Golmud)	Qinghai (Haixi)	1958 [note 1]			beam
Qinghai-Tibet Railway Tuotuo River Bridge	青藏铁路长江源特大桥			2006 [note 2]	1,389.6 m (4,559 ft)		beam	Qinghai–Tibet R.R.

Notes

1. ^ The G109 Tuotuo River Bridge, first built in 1958, was rebuilt in 1987 and 2002.
2. ^ The Qinghai-Tibet Railway Tuotuo River Bridge was completed in 2002 and opened to rail traffic in 2006.

Bridges and tunnels under construction

Changjiang from Shanghai to Yibin

Name	Location	Expected opening	Total length	Main span	Type	Carries
Shanghai-Nantong Bridge	Nantong & Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu	2015	2,300 m (7,500 ft)	1,092 m (3,583 ft)	cable-stayed	Hutong R.R.
Nanjing Metro Line 3 Tunnel	Nanjing, Jiangsu	2015	3,100 m (10,200 ft)	-	tunnel	Nanjing Metro Line 3
Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel	Nanjing, Jiangsu	2015	7,368 m (24,173 ft)	-	tunnel	road
Second Wuhu Bridge 芜湖长江二桥	Wuhu, Anhui	2017	1,622 m (5,322 ft)	806 m (2,644 ft)	cable-stayed
Second Tongling Bridge 铜陵长江二桥	Tongling, Anhui	2014	16,719 m (54,852 ft)	630 m (2,070 ft)	cable-stayed	Hefu H.S.R.
Anqing Railway Bridge	Anqing, Anhui	2019	2,997 m (9,833 ft)	580 m (1,900 ft)	cable-stayed	Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway
Wangdong Bridge 望东长江公路大桥	Wangjiang and Dongzhi, Anqing	2015	4,035 m (13,238 ft)	638 m (2,093 ft)	cable-stayed	Road
Yingwuzhou Bridge	Wuhan, Hubei	2014	2,300 m (7,500 ft)	850 m (2,790 ft)	suspension	Road
Yangsigang Bridge 杨泗港长江大桥	Wuhan, Hubei	2017	4,318 m (14,167 ft)	1,700 m (5,600 ft)	suspension	Road
Dunkou Bridge 沌口长江大桥	Wuhan, Hubei	2018	3,287 m (10,784 ft)	760 m (2,490 ft)	cable-stayed	Wuhan 4th Ring Rd.
Gongan Bridge 公安长江大桥	Jingzhou, Hubei	2018	2,015.9 m (6,614 ft)	518 m (1,699 ft)	cable-stayed	Shashi-Gongan Hwy Jingzhou-Yueyang R.R.
Miaozui Bridge 庙嘴长江大桥	Yichang, Hubei	2015	3,234.7 m (10,613 ft)	838 m (2,749 ft)	suspension cable-stayed [note 1]	road
Fuma Bridge 驸马长江大桥	Wanzhou, Chongqing	2014	2,003 m (6,572 ft)	1,050 m (3,440 ft)	suspension
Third Wanzhou Bridge 万州长江三桥	Wanzhou, Chongqing	2018	2,120 m (6,960 ft)	30 m (98 ft)	cable-stayed	road
Second Fengdu Bridge 重庆丰都长江二桥	Fengdu, Chongqing	2014	2,140 m (7,020 ft)	680 m (2,230 ft)	cable-stayed	road
Cuntan Bridge 寸滩长江大桥	Jiangbei, Chongqing	2016	1,600 m (5,200 ft)	880 m (2,890 ft)	suspension	road
New Baishatuo Bridge 新白沙沱长江大桥	Dadukou & Jiangjin, Chongqing	2016	920 m (3,020 ft)	432 m (1,417 ft)	cable-stayed	Chongqing–Guizhou H.S.R. Chongqing–Guizhou H.S.R.
Jiangjin Jijiang Bridge 江津几江长江大桥	Jiangjin, Chongqing	2013	2,037 m (6,683 ft)		cable-stayed	6-lane Highway
Chongqing Yongchuan Bridge 重庆永川长江大桥	Yongchuan, Chongqing	2014	1,685 m (5,528 ft)	608 m (1,995 ft)	cable-stayed	highway (3rd Ring Rd.)
Hejiang Yangtze River Bridge 合江长江大桥	Hejiang, Sichuan	2014	1,560 m (5,120 ft)	507 m (1,663 ft)	arch	road

Notes

1. ^ The Miaozui Yangtze River Bridge, which spans across the right and left streams of the river and an island in the river, is composed of several bridge sections including a longer suspension bridge with a main span of 838 m (2,749 ft) and a shorter cable-stayed bridge with a main span of 210 m (690 ft).

Upstream from Yibin: Jinsha River

Name	Location	Expected opening	Total length	Main span	Type	Carries
Yibin Jinsha River Road Rail Bridge 宜宾金沙江公铁大桥	Yibin, Sichuan	2017	1,874.9 m (6,151 ft)	336 m (1,102 ft)	arch	road Chengdu-Guiyang H.S.R.
Puhe Bridge 普和大桥	Yibin, Sichuan	2015	268 m (879 ft)	180 m (590 ft)	rigid frame	road
New Hulukou Bridge 新葫芦口大桥	Liangshan, Sichuan Zhaotong, Yunnan	2015	959 m (3,146 ft)	656 m (2,152 ft)	suspension	road
Jindong Bridge 金东大桥	Liangshan, Sichuan Kunming, Yunnan	2015	941 m (3,087 ft)	730 m (2,400 ft)	suspension	road
Wudongde Bridge 乌东德大桥	Liangshan, Sichuan Kunming, Yunnan	2015	213 m (699 ft)	90 m (300 ft)	rigid frame	road
Hemenkou Bridge 河门口大桥	Liangshan, Sichuan Kunming, Yunnan	2017	522 m (1,713 ft)	240 m (790 ft)	rigid frame	road
Second Chengkun Railway Bridge 成昆二线金沙江大桥	Panzhihua, Sichuan	2020			cable-stayed	Second Chengkun R.R.
Taku Bridge 塔库金沙江大桥	Lijiang, Yunnan	2018	1,522 m (4,993 ft)	1,190 m (3,900 ft)	suspension
G214 New Tongtian River Bridge 214国道新通天河大桥	Yushu, Qinghai				rigid frame	road

See also

References

External links

• China Jiangsu Net Yangtze River Bridges (Chinese)