Hejiang Bridge

Hejiang Bridge 合江长江二桥
The Hejiang Bridge under construction.
Coordinates	28°50′42″N 105°47′55″E / 28.845031°N 105.798585°ECoordinates: 28°50′42″N 105°47′55″E / 28.845031°N 105.798585°E
Carries	G93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Hejiang County, Sichuan, China
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Material	Steel
Total length	1,715 metres (5,627 ft)
Width	30 metres (98 ft)
Height	208 metres (682 ft)[1]
Longest span	420 metres (1,380 ft)
History
Construction end	2012
Opened	June 3, 2013
Hejiang Bridge Location in Sichuan

The Hejiang Bridge (Chinese: 合江长江二桥), first called Hejiang Bridge 2, is a highway bridge over the Yangtze River in Hejiang County, Sichuan, China. The bridge is on the G93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway just 10 kilometres west of the Bosideng Bridge. It was originally called Hejiang Bridge 2 since Bosideng Bridge was first called Hejiang Bridge 1.^[2] The bridge has a length of 1,715 metres (5,627 ft) and is 30 metres (98 ft) wide. Its two pylons are each 208 metres (682 ft) heigh making the bridge to the one with the highest pylons in Sichuan.^[1]

See also

• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• List of largest cable-stayed bridges
• List of longest arch bridge spans

References

1. "Luzhou - Chongqing Expressway Officially Opened". General Office of Sichuan Provincial People’s Government. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
2. "Hejiang Yangtze River Bridge". HighestBridges.com. Retrieved 2014-05-01.