Wuhai Yellow River Road Bridge

Wuhai Yellow River Road Bridge
External image View of the bridge[1]
Coordinates	39.504°N 106.746°E / 39.504; 106.746
Carries	G110
Begins	Erdaokan, Bayintaohai Town, Hainan District
Ends	Bayinsai Street, Wuda District
Characteristics
Total length	1,130 metres (3,710 ft)
Width	33.5 metres (110 ft)
No. of lanes	6
Location

The Wuhai Yellow River Road Bridge is located in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia. The cable-stayed bridge's main span length is 760 m (2,490 ft);^[2] The total spanned length is 1,130 m (3,710 ft). As of 2022 it is the bridge over the Yellow River with the largest single structure span.^[3] Each of the bridge's tower is 50 m (160 ft) tall.^[4]

Construction by the Inner Mongolia Highway Construction and Development Co. started in March 2013 at a cost of 1.08 billion RMB.^[3][4] In June 2018 the main span was closed.^[5] The bridge opened on 2018.^[6]

Old bridge

At the same location a bridge has been present since 1988. The original Wuhai Yellow River Bridge opened for traffic in September 1988. The total length spanned 530.6 m (1,741 ft).^[7]

In November 2016 the Wuhai Lake Bridge opened nearby. On 7 January 2017 the bridge was decommissioned to be demolished, as it could not carry contemporary heavy loads. Traffic was routed over the Wuhai Lake Bridge until the new bridge opened.^[7]

See also

• Transport portal
• Engineering portal

References

1. https://www.sohu.com/a/413481038_780022
2. https://www.brdi.cn/view/68.html
3. "国道110线乌海黄河特大桥携手计支宝实践工程数字化". 计支宝 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
4. "中铁一局桥梁公司国道110线乌海黄河特大桥施工纪实-工程机械动态-中国路面机械网". news.lmjx.net. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
5. "国道110线乌海黄河特大桥主桥2号墩 主梁边跨成功合拢". 乌海市交通运输局版权所有. 29 June 2018.
6. "乌海黄河特大桥建成通车". Xinhuanet. 内蒙古日报. 2019-09-23. Archived from the original on 2019-10-15.
7. "乌海市乌海公路黄河大桥——【老百晓集桥】". www.china-qiao.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.