Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge
Jiangyin Bridge 江阴长江大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 31°56′57″N 120°16′03″E / 31.949204°N 120.267441°E |
| Carries | G2 Beijing-Shanghai Expressway |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Jiangyin and Jingjiang, Jiangsu |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Total length | 3 km (2 mi) |
| Height | 186 m (610 ft) 183 m (600 ft) |
| Longest span | 1,385 m (4,544 ft) |
| Clearance below | 50 m (164 ft) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company |
| Construction start | 1994 |
| Construction end | 1997 |
| Construction cost | 2.728 billion yuan |
| Opened | September 28, 1997 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Jiangyin Bridge | |
The Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 江阴长江大桥) is a suspension bridge over the Yangtze River in Jiangsu, China. The bridge has a main span of 1,385 metres (4,544 ft) connects Jiangyin south of the river to Jingjiang to the north. When the bridge was completed in 1999, it was the fourth longest suspension bridge span in the world and the longest in China. Several longer bridges have since been completed in China and abroad, and it is currently the 15th longest suspension bridge in the world. The bridge was also the furthest downstream on the Yangtze until the completion of the Sutong Yangtze River Bridge in 2008 and the Chongming–Qidong Yangtze River Bridge in 2011.