Guanyinyan Bridge

Guanyinyan Bridge
重庆观音岩长江大桥
Coordinates 29°15′48″N 106°19′16″E / 29.263444°N 106.321222°E / 29.263444; 106.321222Coordinates: 29°15′48″N 106°19′16″E / 29.263444°N 106.321222°E / 29.263444; 106.321222
Carries G93 Chengyu Ring Expressway
G5001 Chongqing Ring Expressway
Crosses Yangtze River
Locale Chongqing, China
Characteristics
Design Cable-stayed
Total length 1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Width 36.2 metres (119 ft)
Longest span 436 metres (1,430 ft)
History
Opened 2009
Guanyinyan Bridge
Location in Chongqing

The Guanyinyan Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge which crosses the Yangtze River in near Jiangjin, Chongqing, China. Completed in 2009, it has a main span of 436 metres (1,430 ft) placing it among the longest cable-stayed spans in the world. The bridge carries six lanes of traffic between on the G93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway and G5001 Chongqing Ring Expressway between the Jiangjin District south of the Yangtze River and the Jiulongpo District to the north.

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