Jiangjin Yangtze River Bridge, Rigid-frame road bridge in Jiangjin District, China.
The Jiangjin Yangtze River Bridge is a rigid-frame concrete structure that spans across the river to connect both sides of the Jiangjin District. The bridge uses a modern skeletal design with strong support pillars rising from the riverbed to carry the roadway above.
Approved by the Ministry of Transport in June 1993, the bridge's approach roads broke ground in August 1994 and the main structure in December 1994. Jiangjin and Malaysia's Nanfa Group funded the 300 million yuan project, 80% of it foreign capital. It opened to trial traffic on 20 November 1997 and officially on 20 December 1997, as the first Yangtze bridge built mainly with funds raised by a county-level unit.
The bridge's name was written by Marshal Nie Rongzhen, who died in 1992, so the inscription predates the 1997 opening. It was built by Jiangjin with Malaysia's Nanfa Group, with 80% of the 300 million yuan investment coming from abroad. A north-bank toll booth charged 10 yuan until the local government ended tolls in June 2008.
The deck is 21.5 m wide with four two-way lanes and 2 m pedestrian walkways on each side, so crossing on foot is possible. The bridge runs east-west; the north bank approach is a 14x50 m simply supported T-beam and the south bank approach a 4x22.5 m continuous hollow slab. Tolls ended in June 2008.
The bridge's name was written by Marshal Nie Rongzhen, who died in 1992, before the structure was completed. It was built with 300 million yuan, 80% of it foreign capital from Malaysia's Nanyang Group, and was the first Yangtze bridge financed mainly by a county-level unit.
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