The Nanjing Qixiashan Yangtze River Bridge, formerly Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge, is a suspension bridge over the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China.[2] The bridge is the 11th longest span in the world and the sixth largest in China.[3][4] The bridge has renamed on 20 December 2019.[5]
Nanjing Qixiashan Yangtze River Bridge 南京栖霞山长江大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 32°10′41″N 118°56′24″E / 32.1780°N 118.9401°E |
| Carries |  G25 and  G2503 |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Total length | 5,437 m (17,838 ft) |
| Width | 34.0 m (112 ft) |
| Height | 229 m (751 ft) [1] |
| Longest span | 1,418 m (4,652 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | 6.8 billion yuan |
| Opened | December 24, 2012 |
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Jiangsu province's first suspension bridge, it lies 10 km downstream of the second Yangtze River Bridge. The bridge connects Hengliang town, a section of Nanjing Raoyue, Nanjing-Nantong Highway, Hongguang village, towns like Long Pao, Xianling and Qilin in Jiangning District, and a section of Raoyue and Shanghai-Nanjing Highway.[6]
The 4th Nanjing Yangtze twin-tower bridge fashioned after standard expressway, boasts dual six-lane carriageway designed to maintain a 100–125 km an hour traffic.[7]
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External links
Media related to Nanjing Qixiashan Yangtze River Bridge at Wikimedia Commons- Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
