Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge

The Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge opened over the Yangtze River near Anqing, Anhui, China. The bridge has a main span of 580 metres (1,900 ft),^[1] making it the longest cable-stayed railway bridge in the world. The bridge carries two rail tracks on the high-speed Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway line. It significantly reduces the rail travel time between Nanjing and Anqing from eight hours to just 90 minutes.^[2]

Anqing Railway Bridge 安庆长江铁路大桥
Coordinates	30°29′57″N 117°04′17″E / 30.499056°N 117.071361°E / 30.499056; 117.071361
Carries	Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Anqing, Anhui, China
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Total length	2,997 metres (9,833 ft)
Height	210 metres (690 ft)
Longest span	580 metres (1,900 ft)
History
Construction start	March 20, 2009
Construction cost	1.43 billion yuan
Opened	2015
Location

Construction

Construction of the bridge began on March 20, 2009, and was completed in December 2015.^[3] The total cost of the project was 1.43 billion yuan.

See also

• List of largest cable-stayed bridges
• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• List of tallest bridges in the world

References

1. "Anqing Yangtze River Rail Bridge (Anqing, 2015)". Structurae. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
2. . Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
3. . Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-12.