Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge

Bridge in Anhui, China

30°29′57″N 117°04′17″E / 30.499056°N 117.071361°E / 30.499056; 117.071361CarriesNanjing–Anqing Intercity RailwayCrossesYangtze RiverLocaleAnqing, Anhui, ChinaCharacteristicsDesignCable-stayedTotal length2,997 metres (9,833 ft)Height210 metres (690 ft)Longest span580 metres (1,900 ft)HistoryConstruction startMarch 20, 2009Construction cost1.43 billion yuanOpened2015Location Map

The Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Yangtze River near Anqing, Anhui, China. Construction of the bridge began on March 20, 2009, and was completed in December 2015, with a total cost of 1.43 billion yuan.^[1] The bridge has a main span of 580 metres (1,900 ft) and a total length of 2,997 metres (9,833 ft),^[2] making it the longest cable-stayed railway bridge in the world. The bridge carries four railway tracks;^[3] two serve the high-speed Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway line, and the other two serve the Lu'an-Anqing line when it is completed.^{[citation needed]} The completion of the bridge significantly reduced the rail travel time between Nanjing and Anqing from eight hours to just 90 minutes.^[4]

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