Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge

Bridge in Jiangxi / Huangmei County, Hubei

29°45′01″N 116°00′49″E / 29.7502°N 116.0136°E / 29.7502; 116.0136CarriesChina National Highway 105; Beijing–Kowloon railwayCrossesYangtze RiverLocaleJiujiang, Jiangxi / Huangmei County, HubeiCharacteristicsDesignCombined truss-archLongest span216 meters (709 ft)HistoryConstruction start1973Construction end1991Opened1993Location Map

The Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge is a combined road-rail bridge over the Yangtze River near the city of Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province in eastern China. It links Xunyang District of Jiujiang, south of the river, with Xiaochi Town in Huangmei County, Hubei Province, to the north. The central section of the bridge uses a combined arch and truss structure and the bridge is one of the longest continuous truss bridges in the world, with a longest span of 216 meters (709 ft) and a total truss length of 1,314 meters (4,311 ft) =3x162+180+216+180+2x126.^[1] The double deck bridge carries four vehicular lanes and two sidewalks on the top deck and two railway tracks on the bottom deck.

History

Construction of the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge began in 1973 but due to work stoppages, the bridge was not completed until 1993.^[2] The bridge was originally designed to carry trucks weighing up to 30 t (33 short tons).^[2] In 2008, the tonnage limit was raised to 55 t (61 short tons).^[2] In November 2011, a crack was discovered in the bridge's steel structure and forced the authorities to close the bridge to freight traffic.^[3] In February 2012, the tonnage limit was lowered to 20 t (22 short tons).^[2]

The Jiujiang Fuyin Expressway Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) upstream, opened in 2013.

References

Li, Guohao; Xiao, Rucheng (1999). "Design Practice in China". In Chen, Wai-Fah; Duan, Lian (eds.). Bridge Engineering Handbook (Google books). CRC Press. pp. 63–26. ISBN 978-0-8493-7434-0. Retrieved May 18, 2009.

^ (Chinese) 有关“九江长江大桥”的图片 Archived 2015-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d (Chinese)江西九江长江大桥裂缝事件追踪:超限纠错缘何迟来4年^{[dead link]} 2013-02-16
^ Key Yangtze River bridge closed for repair

External links

Media related to JiuJiang Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
"Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
"Scenic Area". The People's Government of XunYang. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-14. (info about bridge)