Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge 马鞍山长江大桥
Coordinates	31°36′36″N 118°23′31″E / 31.610111°N 118.392056°E / 31.610111; 118.392056
Carries	six lanes of Hefei-Chaohu-Maanshan Expressway
Locale	Ma'anshan, Anhui
Characteristics
Design	left stream bridge: suspension right stream bridge: cable-stayed
Total length	11.209 km (6.965 mi)
Longest span	left stream bridge: 1,080 m (3,540 ft) x2 right stream bridge:260 m (850 ft) x2
History
Construction start	December 28, 2008
Opened	December 31, 2013 (2013-12-31)
Location

The Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge is a bridge complex over the Yangtze River in Ma'anshan, Anhui Province in eastern China. The bridge complex carries a six-lane highway over two branch streams of the Yangtze and the island of Xiaohuangzhou in the middle of the river.^[1]

The entire bridge complex is 11.209 km (6.965 mi) in length.^[1] The bridge over the left stream is a suspension bridge with three towers and two 1,080 m (3,540 ft) spans.^[1] This section is tied with the Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge as the longest double span suspension bridge in the world. The bridge over the right stream is a cable-stayed bridge with three towers and two 260 m (850 ft).^[1]

The deck height of the left stream bridge is 32 m (105 ft), while the deck height of the right stream bridge is 18 m (59 ft) high.^[1]

The bridge project was approved in July 2004.^[1] The bridge opened on December 31, 2013.^[2]

See also

• List of bridges in China
• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• List of longest suspension bridge spans
• List of tallest bridges in the world

References