Wuhai Yellow River Road Bridge | |||||
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Coordinates | 39°30′14″N 106°44′46″E / 39.504°N 106.746°E | ||||
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Begins | Erdaokan, Bayintaohai Town, Hainan District | ||||
Ends | Bayinsai Street, Wuda District | ||||
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Total length | 1,130 metres (3,710 ft) | ||||
Width | 33.5 metres (110 ft) | ||||
No. of lanes | 6 | ||||
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The Wuhai Yellow River Road Bridge is located in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia. The cable-stayed bridge's main span length is 760 m (2,490 ft); [2] The total spanned length is 1,130 m (3,710 ft). As of 2022 it is the bridge over the Yellow River with the largest single structure span. [3] Each of the bridge's tower is 50 m (160 ft) tall. [4]
Construction by the Inner Mongolia Highway Construction and Development Co. started in March 2013 at a cost of 1.08 billion RMB. [3] [4] In June 2018 the main span was closed. [5] The bridge opened on 2018. [6]
At the same location a bridge has been present since 1988. The original Wuhai Yellow River Bridge opened for traffic in September 1988. The total length spanned 530.6 m (1,741 ft). [7]
In November 2016 the Wuhai Lake Bridge opened nearby. On 7 January 2017 the bridge was decommissioned to be demolished, as it could not carry contemporary heavy loads. Traffic was routed over the Wuhai Lake Bridge until the new bridge opened. [7]