Shibanpo Yangtze River Bridge [SEP] material used
Shibanpo Yangtze River Bridge
The Shibanpo Yangtze River Bridge () consists of a pair of prestressed concrete box girder bridges over the Yangtze River in Chongqing, China. The bridges carries 8 lanes of traffic on Jiangnan Avenue between the Nan'an District south of the Yangtze River and the Yuzhong District to the north.
Original Bridge.
Construction of the original bridge began in November 1977. The bridge cost RMB 64.68 million and was opened to traffic on the 1st of July 1980. The bridge was the first road bridge over the
of , in Jiangjin.
Central Chongqing Bridges.
With many bridges on Yangtze River and Jialing River in urban area, Chongqing is sometimes called the Bridge Capital of China. The first major bridge built in urban Chongqing is the Niujiaotuo Jialing River Bridge built in 1958. The first bridge on Yangtze River is the Shibanpo Yangtze River Bridge (or Chongqing Yangtze River Bridge) built in 1977.
Until 2014, within the range of the 9 districts, there are 20 bridges on Yangtze River and 28 bridges on Jialing River.