Wuhan Tianxingzhou Yangtze River Bridge
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The Wuhan Tianxingzhou Yangtze River Bridge is a combined road and rail bridge across the Yangtze River
in the city of Wuhan
, the capital of the Hubei
Province of China.
The bridge crosses the Yangtze in the northeastern part of the city, a few kilometers downstream of the Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge
. Its name is due to the Tianxing Island (天兴洲, Tianxingzhou), above which it crosses the river. Built at the cost of 11 billion yuan, the 4,657-meter cable suspension bridge was opened on December 26, 2009, in time for the opening of the Wuhan Railway Station.
While there are now (2010) at least half a dozen of road crossings of the Yangtze in Wuhan, the Tianxingzhou Bridge is only the second rail crossing. It carries the Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
across the river, and allows trains to cross the river at speeds up to 250 km/h. It also makes it possible for some of the high-speed trains arriving to Wuhan from the east over the Hewu Passenger Railway to cross the river and to reach the Wuhan Railway Station (instead of their usual destination, the Hankou Railway Station
).
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 the city of Wuhan
Wuhan
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...
, the capital of the Hubei
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
Province of China.
The bridge crosses the Yangtze in the northeastern part of the city, a few kilometers downstream of the Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge
Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge
The Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is a bridge across the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. It is located northeast of the historic central area of the city's Hankou District.-Construction:...
. Its name is due to the Tianxing Island (天兴洲, Tianxingzhou), above which it crosses the river. Built at the cost of 11 billion yuan, the 4,657-meter cable suspension bridge was opened on December 26, 2009, in time for the opening of the Wuhan Railway Station.
Description
The bridge It is a combined road and rail bridge; it has 4 railroad tracks and 6 vehicular traffic lanes. It is the northeasterm (downstream) Yangtze crossing for Wuhan's Middle Ring Road (中环线) (the southwestern, i.e. the upstream, crossing is the Wuhan Baishazhou Bridge).While there are now (2010) at least half a dozen of road crossings of the Yangtze in Wuhan, the Tianxingzhou Bridge is only the second rail crossing. It carries the Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
The Wuguang High-Speed Railway , short for Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, Wuhan–Guangzhou Section, is a high-speed rail line, operated by China Railway High-speed , connecting Wuhan and Guangzhou , in the People's Republic of China...
across the river, and allows trains to cross the river at speeds up to 250 km/h. It also makes it possible for some of the high-speed trains arriving to Wuhan from the east over the Hewu Passenger Railway to cross the river and to reach the Wuhan Railway Station (instead of their usual destination, the Hankou Railway Station
Hankou Railway Station
Hankou Railway Station is one of the three main railway stations in the city of Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei Province of the People's Republic of China...
).
See also
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- Second Wuhan Yangtze River BridgeSecond Wuhan Yangtze River BridgeThe Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is a bridge across the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. It is located northeast of the historic central area of the city's Hankou District.-Construction:...
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- Yangtze River bridges and tunnels