Badong Yangtze River Bridge

Badong Yangtze River Bridge
巴东长江大桥
Coordinates 31°02′55″N 110°19′42″E / 31.048556°N 110.328472°E / 31.048556; 110.328472Coordinates: 31°02′55″N 110°19′42″E / 31.048556°N 110.328472°E / 31.048556; 110.328472
Carries China National Highway 209
Crosses Yangtze River
Locale Badong County, Hubei, China
Characteristics
Design Cable-stayed
Total length 908 metres (2,979 ft)
Height 218 metres (715 ft)
Longest span 388 metres (1,273 ft)
Clearance above 147 metres (482 ft)
History
Construction begin 1999
Construction end 2001
Opened 1 July, 2004
Badong Yangtze River Bridge
Location in Hubei

The Badong Yangtze River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River in Badong County, Hubei, China. Completed in July 2004, it carries 4 lanes of traffic on China National Highway 209.[1] The bridge's highest tower measures 218 metres (715 ft) and the bridge has a main span of 388 metres (1,273 ft).[2] The bridge was constructed 147 metres (482 ft) above the original river however the reservoir created by the Three Gorges Dam has increased the height of the water below the bridge and the clearanace is vastly reduced.

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