Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge

Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge 马鞍山长江大桥
Coordinates	31.610111°N 118.392056°E / 31.610111; 118.392056
Carries	six lanes of Hefei-Chaohu-Maanshan Expressway
Locale	Ma'anshan, Anhui
Characteristics
Design	left stream bridge: suspension right stream bridge: cable-stayed
Total length	11.209 km (6.965 mi)
Longest span	left stream bridge: 1,080 m (3,540 ft) x2 right stream bridge:260 m (850 ft) x2
History
Construction start	December 28, 2008
Opened	December 31, 2013 (2013-12-31)
Location

The Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge is a bridge complex over the Yangtze River in Ma'anshan, Anhui Province in eastern China. The bridge complex carries a six-lane highway over two branch streams of the Yangtze and the island of Xiaohuangzhou in the middle of the river.

The entire bridge complex is 11.209 km (6.965 mi) in length. The bridge over the left stream is a suspension bridge with three towers and two 1,080 m (3,540 ft) spans. This section is tied with the Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge as the longest double span suspension bridge in the world. The bridge over the right stream is a cable-stayed bridge with three towers and two 260 m (850 ft).

The deck height of the left stream bridge is 32 m (105 ft), while the deck height of the right stream bridge is 18 m (59 ft) high.

The bridge project was approved in July 2004. The bridge opened on December 31, 2013.

See also

• List of bridges in China
• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• List of longest suspension bridge spans
• List of tallest bridges in the world