The Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Yangtze River near Anqing, Anhui, China. Construction of the bridge began on March 20, 2009, and was completed in December 2015, with a total cost of 1.43 billion yuan.[1] The bridge has a main span of 580 metres (1,900 ft) and a total length of 2,997 metres (9,833 ft),[2] making it the longest cable-stayed railway bridge in the world. The bridge carries four railway tracks;[3] two serve the high-speed Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway line, and the other two serve the Lu'an-Anqing line when it is completed.[citation needed] The completion of the bridge significantly reduced the rail travel time between Nanjing and Anqing from eight hours to just 90 minutes.[4]
Anqing Railway Bridge 安庆长江铁路大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 30°34′22″N 117°14′50″E / 30.5728°N 117.2472°E |
| 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 |
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See also
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edit- ^ "The World's Largest Span Railway Bridge: Anqing Bridge Opens | China Travel". Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ^ "Anqing Yangtze River Rail Bridge (Anqing, 2015)". Structurae. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ "安庆长江大桥-中铁大桥勘测设计院集团有限公司". 2019-08-13. Archived from the original on 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Construction of Nanjing-Anqing Rail Speeds Up". Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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