Sutong Bridge 苏通长江大桥 | |
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Coordinates | 31°47′22″N 121°0′8″E / 31.78944°N 121.00222°E |
Carries | G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway |
Crosses | Yangtze River |
Locale | Nantong / Changshu, Jiangsu, China |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed |
Total length | 8,206 m (26,923 ft) |
Height | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
Longest span | 1,088 m (3,570 ft) |
Clearance below | 62 m (203 ft) |
History | |
Construction start | June 2003 |
Construction cost | US$1.7 billion. |
Opened | May 25, 2008 |
Location | |
The Sutong Yangtze Bridge (Chinese: 苏通长江大桥; Wu Chinese pronunciation: [sutʰoŋ dadʒɔ], pinyin: Sūtōng Chángjiāng Dàqiáo) is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Yangtze in China between Nantong and Changshu, a satellite city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu province.