Egongyan Bridge

The Egongyan Bridge is a suspension bridge which crosses the Yangtze River in Chongqing, China. Completed in 2000, it has a main span of 600 metres (2,000 ft). The connects Nan'an District east of the Yangtze River with Jiulongpo District to the west. Originally, the bridge was built with to be six lanes wide with a pedestrian walkway on each side but was expanded to eight lanes in 2013. The expansion removed the walkways. Pedestrian connectivity was restored in 2019 with the opening of the Egongyan Rail Transit Bridge upstream which has a pedestrian walkway.

Egongyan Bridge 鹅公岩大桥
Coordinates	29°31′23.7″N 106°31′41.02″E
Carries	8 lanes of Longteng Avenue
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Chongqing, China
Characteristics
Design	Suspension Bridge
Total length	1,420 metres (4,660 ft)
Longest span	600 metres (2,000 ft)
History
Opened	2000
Location

Egongyan Bridge
Traditional Chinese	鵝公岩大橋
Simplified Chinese	鹅公岩大桥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Égōngyán Dàqiáo

See also

• List of longest suspension bridge spans
• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels

External links

• Photograph of Egongyan Bridge Archived 22 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
• Photograph of the bridge at night
• Photos and location from Panoramio