Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge

Anqing Railway Bridge 安庆长江铁路大桥
Coordinates	30°34′22″N 117°14′50″E
Carries	Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Anqing, Anhui, China
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Total length	2,997 metres (9,833 ft)
Height	210 metres (690 ft)
Longest span	580 metres (1,900 ft)
History
Construction start	March 20, 2009
Construction cost	1.43 billion yuan
Opened	2015
Location

The Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Yangtze River near Anqing, Anhui, China. Construction of the bridge began on March 20, 2009, and was completed in December 2015, with a total cost of 1.43 billion yuan.^[1] The bridge has a main span of 580 metres (1,900 ft) and a total length of 2,997 metres (9,833 ft),^[2] making it the longest cable-stayed railway bridge in the world. The bridge carries four railway tracks;^[3] two serve the high-speed Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway line, and the other two serve the Lu'an-Anqing line when it is completed.^{[citation needed]} The completion of the bridge significantly reduced the rail travel time between Nanjing and Anqing from eight hours to just 90 minutes.^[4]

See also

• List of largest cable-stayed bridges
• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• List of tallest bridges in the world

References

1. "The World's Largest Span Railway Bridge: Anqing Bridge Opens | China Travel". Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
2. "Anqing Yangtze River Rail Bridge (Anqing, 2015)". Structurae. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
3. "安庆长江大桥-中铁大桥勘测设计院集团有限公司". 2019-08-13. Archived from the original on 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
4. "Construction of Nanjing-Anqing Rail Speeds Up". Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2013-06-19.