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Second Nanjing Yangtze Bridge

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Crosses
  
Yangtze River

Longest span
  
628 m (2,060 ft)

Total length
  
1,238 m

Design
  
Cable-stayed bridge

Location
  
Nanjing

Height
  
195.41 m (641 ft)

Construction begin
  
October 1997 (1997-10)

Width
  
37 m

Province
  
Jiangsu

Body of water
  
Yangtze

Second Nanjing Yangtze Bridge

Carries
  
6 lanes of G36 Nanjing–Luoyang Expressway

Locale
  
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Address
  
Qixia, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Similar
  
Third Nanjing Yangtze, Nanjing Yangtze River Brid, Fourth Nanjing Yangtze, Jiangyin Yangtze River Brid, Sutong Yangtze River Brid

The Second Nanjing Yangtze Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China. The bridge spans 628 metres (2,060 ft) carrying traffic on the G36 Nanjing–Luoyang Expressway. When it was completed it was the third longest cable-stayed span in the world. As of 2013 it is still among the 20 longest spans. The bridge crosses from the Qixia District in south-east of the river over to Bagua Island.

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Second Nanjing Yangtze Bridge Wikipedia