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The Taihong Yangtze River Bridge is the fourth longest span across the Yangtze to be located upstream of the 3 Gorges Dam.  Completed in 2020, the 808 meter suspension span is 1,436 meters long with a span configuration of 4x40 +808 +2x120 +7x30 meters.  The most unusual design element of the bridge is the use of a cantilevered double beam span of 120+120 meters on the south end.  This is was previously used on the Fuling Qingcaobei and Fuma Yangtze Bridges that are also over the Yangtze River in Chongqing Province.   
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The Taihong Yangtze River Bridge is the fourth longest span across the Yangtze to be located upstream of the 3 Gorges Dam.  Completed in 2020, the 808 meter suspension span is 1,436 meters long with a span configuration of 4x40 +808 +2x120 +7x30 meters.  The most unusual design element of the bridge is the use of a cantilevered double beam span of 120+120 meters on the north end.  This is was previously used on the Fuling Qingcaobei and Fuma Yangtze Bridges that are also over the Yangtze River in Chongqing Province.   
  
  

Revision as of 06:44, 21 March 2019

Taihong Yangtze River Bridge
太洪长江大桥
Maliuzuizhen, Chongqing, China
427 feet high / 130 meters high
2,651 foot span / 808 meter span
2020


The Taihong Yangtze River Bridge is the fourth longest span across the Yangtze to be located upstream of the 3 Gorges Dam. Completed in 2020, the 808 meter suspension span is 1,436 meters long with a span configuration of 4x40 +808 +2x120 +7x30 meters. The most unusual design element of the bridge is the use of a cantilevered double beam span of 120+120 meters on the north end. This is was previously used on the Fuling Qingcaobei and Fuma Yangtze Bridges that are also over the Yangtze River in Chongqing Province.


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