Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge
Anqing Railway Bridge 安庆长江铁路大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 30°34′20″N 117°14′55″E / 30.5722°N 117.2486°E |
| Carries | Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Anqing, Anhui, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed |
| Total length | 2,996.8 m (9,832 ft) |
| Width | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Height | 210 m (689 ft) |
| Longest span | 580 m (1,903 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | March 20, 2009 |
| Construction cost | 1.43 billion yuan |
| Opened | 2015 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Anqing Railway Bridge | |
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. The bridge has a main span of 580 metres (1,900 ft) and a total length of 2,997 metres (9,833 ft), making it the longest cable-stayed railway bridge in the world. The bridge carries four railway tracks; two serve the high-speed Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway line, and the other two serve the Lu'an-Anqing line when it is completed. The completion of the bridge significantly reduced the rail travel time between Nanjing and Anqing from eight hours to just 90 minutes.