Baishazhou Yangtze River Bridge

30°29′05″N 114°14′44″E / 30.4846°N 114.2455°E / 30.4846; 114.2455Carries6 lanes of Wuhan Third Ring RoadCrossesYangtze RiverLocaleWuhan, Hubei, ChinaOther name(s)Third Wuhan Yangtze River BridgeCharacteristicsDesignCable-stayedTotal length3,589 metres (11,775 ft)Width28.5 metres (94 ft)Longest span618 metres (2,028 ft)HistoryConstruction start1997Construction endSeptember 2000Construction cost$380 million^[1]StatisticsDaily traffic50,000 vpdLocation

The Baishazhou Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 武汉白沙洲长江大桥), sometimes referred as the Third Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge for being the third Yangtze river bridge in Wuhan, is a highway bridge over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It is located 6.8 kilometres (4 miles) southwest (upstream) of the First Bridge (which connects central Wuchang with central Hanyang). The two bridge names come from the order of construction (it was built after the First and Second Bridges), and from the name of the small island (Baisha Zhou (白沙洲), i.e. "White Sand Island") located under the bridge.^[2]

The bridge construction started in 1997 and was completed in September 2000.^[2] The final construction cost of the bridge was $380 million.^[1] It is 3,586 metres (11,765 ft) long and 28.5 metres (94 ft) wide, has six lanes and a capacity of 50,000 vehicles a day. The bridge serves as a major passage for the Third Ring Road enormously easing the city's traffic and aiding local economic development.^[2]

See also

• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• List of largest cable-stayed bridges

References

Bridges and tunnels crossing Yangtze River
From upstream to downstreamCross Han River bridges and tunnels
From upstream to downstreamMisc., cross lake (hu) bridges, etc.