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巫山神女长江大桥<br />
 
巫山神女长江大桥<br />
 
Wushan, Chongqing, China<br />
 
Wushan, Chongqing, China<br />
(722) feet high / (220) meters high<br />
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928 feet high / 283 meters high<br />
3,343 foot span / 1,019 meter span<br />
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2,946 foot span / 898 meter span<br />
2026<br />
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2028<br />
 
[[File:Wushan ShennvRender.jpg|750px|center]]
 
[[File:Wushan ShennvRender.jpg|750px|center]]
 
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Wushan Shennv Yangtze River Bridge is the second major crossing of the Yangtze River for the city of Wushan after the 460 meter span Yangtze arch bridge opened in 2005.  The 1,523 meter long Shennv Bridge crossing consists of the largest cable stayed mountain bridge ever built with a main span of 1,019 meters.  The split steel box deck is supported by single pole towers that will reportedly be 365 meters tall making them the second tallest bridge structures on earth after the Nanpanjiang Bridge Puzhehei in Yunnan Province.
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Wushan Shennv Yangtze River Bridge is the second major crossing of the Yangtze River for the city of Wushan after the 460 meter span Yangtze arch bridge opened in 2005.  The 1,523 meter long Shennv Bridge crossing consists of the largest cable stayed mountain bridge ever built with a main span of 898 meters.  The split steel box deck is supported by single pole towers that will be 365 and 350 meters tall making the north tower the third tallest bridge structure on earth after the Nanpanjiang Bridge Puzhehei and the 2nd Badong Bridge.
  
The main span configuration is 47+2x65+75+1,019+75+2x65+47 meters with more approach spans on the north side.  The unusually small side spans will be approximately one quarter the length of the main span requiring some kind of weight addition to the side spans similar to what was done for the Yachi and Duge Bridges in Guizhou Province.
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Shennv is the largest bridge on the Wuguan expressway connecting Wushan to Guanduzhen and linking the G42 and G4223 Expressways.
  
The bridge was named Shennv or Goddess after the most famous peak in the Wuxia 3 Gorges region.  
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The main span configuration is 4x60+66+898+66+4x60 meters.
  
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The renders below are for a previous design that was located further west and had a main span of 1,019 meters.
  
[[File:Wushan ShennvRender2.jpg|750px|center]]
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The bridge was named Shennv or Goddess after the most famous peak in the Wuxia 3 Gorges region.  
  
  
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Wushan Shennv Yangtze River Bridge satellite image.
 
Wushan Shennv Yangtze River Bridge satellite image.
  

Latest revision as of 02:44, 22 February 2025

Wushan Shennv Yangtze River Bridge
巫山神女长江大桥
Wushan, Chongqing, China
928 feet high / 283 meters high
2,946 foot span / 898 meter span
2028

Wushan ShennvRender.jpg


Wushan Shennv Yangtze River Bridge is the second major crossing of the Yangtze River for the city of Wushan after the 460 meter span Yangtze arch bridge opened in 2005. The 1,523 meter long Shennv Bridge crossing consists of the largest cable stayed mountain bridge ever built with a main span of 898 meters. The split steel box deck is supported by single pole towers that will be 365 and 350 meters tall making the north tower the third tallest bridge structure on earth after the Nanpanjiang Bridge Puzhehei and the 2nd Badong Bridge.

Shennv is the largest bridge on the Wuguan expressway connecting Wushan to Guanduzhen and linking the G42 and G4223 Expressways.

The main span configuration is 4x60+66+898+66+4x60 meters.

The renders below are for a previous design that was located further west and had a main span of 1,019 meters.

The bridge was named Shennv or Goddess after the most famous peak in the Wuxia 3 Gorges region.


Wushan Shennv YangtzeRender5.jpg


Wushan Shennv YangtzeRender6.jpg


Wushan Shennv YangtzeRender9.jpg


Wushan Shennv YangtzeRender7.jpg


Wushan Shennv YangtzeRender8.jpg


Wushan ShennvRender2.jpg


Shennv Yangtze NewLocation.jpg

Wushan Shennv Yangtze River Bridge satellite image.


DaningheRailwayLocationMap.jpg

Wushan Shennv Yangtze River Bridge location map.