Chonghai Bridge
Encyclopedia
Chonghai Bridge is a bridge, located at 31.85°N 121.28°W , spanning the northern distributary of the Yangtze River
in China
that is currently under construction. The bridge, along with the Chongqi Bridge
and the Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge will connect the city of Shanghai with the north bank of the Yangtze in Jiangsu Province via Chongming Island.
. The bridge is to be located 600 metres (1,968.5 ft) west of Qinglong Harbor on the Jiangsu side, and 1700 metres (5,577.4 ft) east of Niupeng Harbor on the Chongming side. It will connect the Ningqi Expressway (Nanjing
-Qidong Expressway) in Jiangsu to a proposed highway encircling Chongming Island, which would then join the Chenhai A-Level Highway .
The river at the site of the bridge is 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) wide.
Yangtze River
The Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
in China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
that is currently under construction. The bridge, along with the Chongqi Bridge
Chongqi Bridge
Chongqi Bridge , also called Chongqi Crossing Project , is a part of the Hushan Expressway , which is one part of the National Expressway Network of the People's Republic of China....
and the Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge will connect the city of Shanghai with the north bank of the Yangtze in Jiangsu Province via Chongming Island.
Location
It will be built between Chongming County and Haimen CityHaimen
Haimen is a county-level city in the southeast of Jiangsu province of Eastern China. It is located at the opposite side of the Yangtze River to Shanghai. Chonghai Bridge links the city to Chongming County.The county has a seat named Haimen Township...
. The bridge is to be located 600 metres (1,968.5 ft) west of Qinglong Harbor on the Jiangsu side, and 1700 metres (5,577.4 ft) east of Niupeng Harbor on the Chongming side. It will connect the Ningqi Expressway (Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
-Qidong Expressway) in Jiangsu to a proposed highway encircling Chongming Island, which would then join the Chenhai A-Level Highway .
The river at the site of the bridge is 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) wide.
