Yiling Yangtze River Bridge, Cable-stayed road bridge in Yichang, Hubei Province, China.
The Yiling Yangtze River Bridge is a cable-stayed structure spanning 936 meters across the Yangtze River, featuring three towers and a roadway width of 23 meters that accommodates four lanes of traffic between Wujiagang District and Dianjun District.
Construction of the bridge began in November 1998 and was completed in December 2001, when it officially opened to traffic on December 20, representing a major infrastructure achievement in central China during the early 21st century.
The bridge has become a regional symbol of development and modernization in Yichang, recognized by local residents as a representation of China's rapid progress in engineering and infrastructure during the early 2000s.
The bridge is located at postal code 443008 and connects the districts of Wujiagang and Dianjun, positioned approximately 6.4 kilometers downstream from the Three Gorges Dam, serving as a critical transportation route for regional commerce and daily commuters.
As the world's first single-plane prestressed concrete cable-stayed bridge with three towers arranged in an inverted Y configuration, the structure achieved two main spans of 346 meters each, a technical distinction in bridge engineering.
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