Bosideng Bridge

Bosideng Bridge
波司登大桥

The Bosideng Bridge Under construction.
Coordinates 28°53′32″N 105°52′47″E / 28.892182°N 105.879717°E / 28.892182; 105.879717Coordinates: 28°53′32″N 105°52′47″E / 28.892182°N 105.879717°E / 28.892182; 105.879717
Carries G93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway
Crosses Yangtze River
Locale Hejiang County, Sichuan, China
Characteristics
Design Arch Bridge
Material Steel
Total length 841 metres (2,759 ft)
Longest span 530 metres (1,740 ft)
History
Construction end 2012 (2012)
Bosideng Bridge
Location in Sichuan

The Bosideng Bridge (Chinese: 波司登大桥) is a highway bridge over the Yangtze River in Hejiang County, Sichuan, China. It is the third longest arch bridge in the world with a span of 530 m (1,740 ft).[1] The bridge carries traffic on the G93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway.

Construction

The Bosideng Bridge is a concrete filled steel tubular arch bridge. It is the longest bridge of this design, surpassing the Wushan Yangtze Bridge.[2]

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