Yangpu Bridge
Yangpu Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 31°15′25″N 121°32′29″E / 31.25694°N 121.54139°E |
| Carries | 6 lanes of Inner Ring Road |
| Crosses | Huangpu River |
| Locale | Shanghai, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 8,354 metres (27,408 ft) |
| Width | 30.35 metres (100 ft) |
| Height | 223 metres (732 ft) |
| Longest span | 602 metres (1,975 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | $259 million USD |
| Opened | October 1993 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Yangpu Bridge | |
The Yangpu Bridge (simplified Chinese: 杨浦大桥; traditional Chinese: 楊浦大橋; pinyin: Yángpǔ Dàqiáo) is a sister bridge to the Nanpu Bridge, both crossing the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. Yangpu is among the world's longest bridges, with a total length of 8354 meters. Its longest span of 602 m makes it one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the world. It carries the Inner Ring Road from the Yangpu District in Puxi to the Pudong New Area. It was completed in September 1993 and opened in October. It is the last vehicular bridge over the Huangpu River before the river empties into the sea.