Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge

The Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge is a combined road-rail bridge over the Yangtze River near the city of Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province in eastern China. It links Xunyang District of Jiujiang, south of the river, with Xiaochi Town in Huangmei County, Hubei Province, to the north. The central section of the bridge uses a combined arch and truss structure and the bridge is one of the longest continuous truss bridges in the world, with a longest span of 216 meters (709 ft) and a total truss length of 1,314 meters (4,311 ft) =3x162+180+216+180+2x126. The double deck bridge carries four vehicular lanes and two sidewalks on the top deck and two railway tracks on the bottom deck.

Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge
Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge
Coordinates29.7502°N 116.0136°E / 29.7502; 116.0136
CarriesChina National Highway 105; Beijing–Kowloon railway
CrossesYangtze River
LocaleJiujiang, Jiangxi / Huangmei County, Hubei
Characteristics
DesignCombined truss-arch
Longest span216 meters (709 ft)
History
Construction start1973
Construction end1991
Opened1993
Location
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