© Eric SakowskiTaizhou Bridge 2012
Taizhou Bridge 2012
The Bridge
The Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge is the world’s first long-span, three-tower suspension bridge. It carries six lanes of traffic over two 1,080m spans that share the central tower in the river. The suspension cables are 3,110m long from anchorage to anchorage.
It was opened in 2012 to support economic development, particularly of Taizhou, and connect the city to Zhenjiang and Changzhou.
It crosses the Yangtze between the Runyang and Jiangyin bridges, in Jiangsu, China.
Taizhou Bridge
Longest double-span suspension bridge in the world
Key Facts
Three-tower suspension bridge
World’s longest main cables at 3,110m
Location
Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
Across the Yangtze River
Consulting Engineers
Jiangsu Provincial Communications Planning and Design Institute
AECOM
Description
Multi-span suspension bridge
2 × 1,080m main spans
2,940m total length
Main contractors
CCCC Second Highway Engineering
China Zhongtie Major Bridge Engineering
Construction
Began December 2007
Opened 25 November 2012
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