Carries Road traffic Locale Wuhan, Hubei, China Design Suspension Bridge Opened 28 December 2014 Province Hubei Bridge type Suspension bridge | Crosses Yangtze River Other name(s) Parrot Island Bridge Material Steel Total length 2,100 m Location Wuhan Body of water Yangtze | |
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Address Yingwu Levee, Hanyang Qu, Wuhan Shi, Hubei Sheng, China Similar Wuhan Yangtze River Brid, Baishazhou Yangtze River Brid, Erqi Yangtze River Brid, Second Wuhan Yangtze, Tianxingzhou Yangtze River Brid |
The Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 鹦鹉洲长江大桥) is a highway bridge over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world with two consecutive 850 m (2,790 ft) spans. The bridge cost 3.08 billion yuan to build and opened on December 28, 2014.
Yingwuzhou literally means "parrot island," a famous island that was mentioned many times in Tang dynasty poems, but has now been part of Hanyang due to the redirection of the river.
Nanjing yangtze river bridge 1st heavy bridge designed and built by china may 26 2016
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Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA