Crosses Jinsha River Design Suspension Longest span 1,386 m (4,547 ft) Location Lijiang Body of water Jinsha River | Locale Lijiang, Yunnan, China Material Steel Opened 2018 Province Yunnan | |
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Carries G4216 Chengdu–Lijiang Expressway Similar Dimuhe River Bridge, Lishui River Bridge, Longjiang Bridge, Nanxi Bridge, Puli Bridge | ||
The Jin'an Bridge as is a suspension bridge currently under construction near Lijiang, Yunnan, China. Once complete the bridge, at 461 m (1,512 ft), will be the fourth highest in the world. The bridge will form part of the G4216 Chengdu–Lijiang Expressway carrying traffic over the Jinsha River. The bridge construction began in 2014 and it is expected to open in 2021. The main span of the bridge will be 1,386 m (4,547 ft) making it one of the longest ever built.
Previous Design
The original design of the expressway crossed the Jinsha River 30 km (30,000 m) downstream at Taku. The Taku Bridge was also a suspension bridge design. The original design was slightly higher crossing 512 m (1,680 ft) above the river and slightly shorter with a main span of the bridge 1,190 m (3,900 ft)