Nanjing Qixiashan Yangtze River Bridge

Nanjing Qixiashan Yangtze River Bridge

南京栖霞山长江大桥
Coordinates32°10′41″N 118°56′24″E / 32.1780°N 118.9401°E / 32.1780; 118.9401
Carries G25 and G2503
CrossesYangtze River
LocaleNanjing, Jiangsu, China
Characteristics
DesignSuspension bridge
Total length5,437 m (17,838 ft)
Width34.0 m (112 ft)
Height229 m (751 ft)
Longest span1,418 m (4,652 ft)
History
Construction cost6.8 billion yuan
OpenedDecember 24, 2012 (2012-12-24)
Location

The Nanjing Qixiashan Yangtze River Bridge, formerly Fourth Nanjing Yangtze Bridge, is a suspension bridge over the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China. The bridge is the 11th longest span in the world and the sixth largest in China. The bridge has renamed on 20 December 2019.

Jiangsu province's first suspension bridge, it lies 10 km downstream of the second Yangtze River Bridge. The bridge connects Hengliang town, a section of Nanjing Raoyue, Nanjing-Nantong Highway, Hongguang village, towns like Long Pao, Xianling and Qilin in Jiangning District, and a section of Raoyue and Shanghai-Nanjing Highway.

The 4th Nanjing Yangtze twin-tower bridge fashioned after standard expressway, boasts dual six-lane carriageway designed to maintain a 100–125 km an hour traffic.