Crosses Yangtze River Material steel/concrete Clearance above 180 metres (590 ft) Height 130 m Location Wushan County, Chongqing Bridge type Arch bridge | Design Arch Bridge Longest span 460 metres (1,510 ft) Opened 2005 Total length 616 m Body of water Yangtze | |
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Locale Wushan, Chongqing, China Address 301 Provincial Rd, Wushan Xian, Chongqing Shi, China Similar Wanxian Bridge, Fengjie Yangtze River Brid, Second Wanzhou Yangtze, Changshou Yangtze River Brid, Zhongxian Yangtze River Brid | ||
The Wushan Yangtze River Bridge is an arch bridge, which crosses the Yangtze River near Wushan, Chongqing, China. Completed in 2005, the 130 metres (430 ft) high arch spans 460 metres (1,510 ft) ranking it in the top ten longest arch bridges in the world. The bridge is also among the highest in the world however, the reservoir created by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam has increased the height of the water below the bridge, and the full 180 metres (590 ft) clearance is no longer visible.
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