Chaotianmen Bridge

Chaotianmen Bridge
Coordinates
Carries	Trains, Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses	Yangtze River
Locale	Chongqing, China
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Total length	1,741 m (5,712 ft)
Width	36.5 m (120 ft)
Height	142 m (466 ft) (middle supports to arch top)
Longest span	552 m (1,811 ft)
History
Construction begin	December 2004
Construction cost	3.2 billion Yuan
Opened	30 April 2009
Chaotianmen Bridge Location in Chongqing

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Drawing of elevation

The Chaotianmen Bridge (simplified Chinese: 朝天门长江大桥; traditional Chinese: 朝天門長江大橋; pinyin: Cháotiān mén chángjiāng dàqiáo), is a road-rail bridge over the Yangtze River in the city of Chongqing, China. The bridge which opened on 29 April 2009 is the world's longest arch bridge.

The continuous steel truss arch bridge with tie girders has a height of 142 m (466 ft) from middle supports to arch top, main span of 552 m (1,811 ft) and a total length of 1,741 m (5,712 ft). It carries 6 lanes in two ways and a pedestrian lane on each side on the upper deck, and dual light rails in the middle and 2 traffic lanes on each side on the lower deck.

Comparison of the side elevations of the Chaotianmen Bridge and some notable bridges at the same scale. (click for interactive version)

See also

• Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
• List of longest arch bridge spans

External links

• Chaotianmen Bridge at Structurae