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Longjiang Bridge 龙江特大桥 | |
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 Longjiang Bridge of Baoteng Expressway in Yunnan Province | |
| Coordinates | 24°50′20″N 98°40′20″E / 24.8388°N 98.6722°E |
| Carries | S10 Baoteng Expressway |
| Crosses | Long River |
| Locale | Baoshan, Yunnan, Yunnan, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 2,471 m (8,107 ft) |
| Width | 33.5 m (110 ft) |
| Height | 169.7 m (557 ft) |
| Longest span | 1,196 m (3,924 ft) |
| Clearance below | 280 m (920 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | August 2, 2011[1] |
| Construction end | April 5, 2016 |
| Opened | May 1, 2016 |
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The Long River Bridge or Longjiang Bridge (龙江特大桥) is a suspension bridge near Baoshan, Yunnan, China. The main span of the bridge is 1,196 m (3,924 ft) making it one of the longest ever built.[2] The bridge is also one of the highest in world sitting 280 m (920 ft) above the river below. The bridge started construction on August 2, 2011, completed construction in April, 2016, and was opened to the public on May 1, 2016.[3]
The project cost around 1.96 billion Yuan (Roughly 272 million USD).[4]
- ^ "Construction on Asia's biggest suspension bridge started".
- ^ "Longjiang Bridge". highestbridges.com wiki. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Asia's longest and highest suspension bridge to open to traffic".
- ^ "official government announcement of bridge completion (Chinese only)".