| Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge | |||||||||||
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.jpeg) Viaduct of the Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 上海长江隧桥 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 上海長江隧橋 | ||||||||||
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The Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge is a bridge–tunnel complex across the south fork of the Yangtze River near the river mouth in Shanghai. The tunnel connects the Pudong District of Shanghai on the south bank of the river with Changxing Island, while the bridge connects Changxing Island with Chongming Island. In combination with the Chongqi Bridge (opened in December 2011), which connects Chongming Island to the north bank of the Yangtze, the bridge–tunnel complex forms the final crossing of the Yangtze before it empties into the East China Sea.
The bridge and tunnel were built from 2005 to 2009 at a cost of 12.6 billion yuan (US$1.84 billion),[1] and opened on 31 October 2009.[1][2] Their combined length is 25.5 km (15.8 mi), forming part of the G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway.
- ^ a b Bridge-tunnel linking Chongming Island opens to traffic, Shanghai Daily, 2009-10-31, retrieved 3 November 2009
- ^ "世界最大隧桥上海长江大桥31日通车(组图) (The largest bridge–tunnel project in the world, the Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge opens on 31st (multiple pictures))" (in Chinese). Tencent QQ.com News. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.