Wuxue Yangtze River Bridge, Cable-stayed road bridge in Wuxue, China.
The Wuxue Yangtze River Bridge is a cable-stayed structure spanning 2,051.5 meters across the river with a main span of 808 meters. The crossing features two towers with distinct shapes that support the deck above the water.
Preliminary agreements for the bridge were signed in Wuxue on 15 February 2011, with the investment intent signed in Wuhan ten days later. The bridge alignment and type passed Ministry of Transport review in October 2012, and the crossing opened to traffic on 25 September 2021. It carries the Macheng–Yangxin expressway and National Road 220 over the Yangtze.
The bridge carries the Macheng–Yangxin expressway and National Road 220 across the Yangtze, linking Wuxue's Yuxiang Village on the north bank with Shangchao in Fuchi Town, Yangxin County, on the south. Its two towers differ in form and height, and the 112 cables of the north tower fan out above the deck.
The bridge carries vehicle traffic and allows quick crossings between the two riverbanks at high speed. Visitors can view the structure from the riverbanks or while traveling across during normal traffic.
The two towers carry unequal cable arrays: 112 stay cables fan from the 267.422-metre north tower, while 84 serve the 233.6-metre south tower. Their foundations also differ, a circular 32.5-metre pile cap on the north bank against a rectangular 27.6-by-23.2-metre cap on the south.
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