The Runyang Bridge (Simplified Chinese: 润扬长江大桥; Traditional Chinese: 潤揚長江大橋; Hanyu pinyin: rùnyáng chángjiāng dà qiáo) is a large bridge complex that crosses the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China, downstream of Nanjing. The complex consists of two major bridges that link Zhenjiang on the south bank of the river and Yangzhou on the north. The bridge is part of the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway. Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... This article is about the edifice (it is primarily an index to articles concerning specific bridge types). ... Afternoon light on the jagged grey mountains rising from the Yangtze River gorge The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world after the Amazon in South America and the Nile in Africa. ... Jiangsu (Simplified Chinese: 江苏; Traditional Chinese: 江蘇; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang-su; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsu) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. ... Nanjing (Chinese: 南京 [ ]; Romanizations: NánjÄ«ng (Pinyin) , Nan-ching (Wade-Giles), Nanking (Postal System Pinyin) ) is the capital of Chinas Jiangsu Province and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture. ... Zhenjiang (Simplified Chinese: 镇江; Traditional Chinese: 鎮江; Pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in the southwestern Jiangsu province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Yangzhou (Simplified Chinese: 扬州; Traditional Chinese: 揚州; pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu province, Peoples Republic of China. ...

South bridge, 1,490 m main span

The south bridge is a suspension bridge with a main span of 1,490 meters. Upon its completion in 2005 it became the third largest suspension bridge in the world. The towers are 215 meters above water level. The two approach spans are not suspended. The main span of the bridge consists of a streamlined orthotropic steel box girder that is 3.0 meters in depth. The width of the deck is 39.2 meters , accommodating 6 traffic lanes and a narrow walkway at each outside edge for maintenance. The height clearance for river navigation is about 50 meters. Image File history File links This image was found at the web at [1]. I believe the photos originated with the Chinese News Service and is covered by fair use. ... Image File history File links This image was found at the web at [1]. I believe the photos originated with the Chinese News Service and is covered by fair use. ... A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that has been made since ancient times. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge has the largest span of any bridge This list of the largest suspension bridges ranks the worlds suspension bridges by the length of main span (distance between the suspension towers). ... Fabricating an orthotropic deck section An orthotropic bridge or orthotropic deck is one whose deck material is an integral part of the bridges load-bearing structure. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... Interstate 80, a freeway in California with many lanes and heavy traffic. ... A lane is the area of a street or road marked by white or yellow lines, in which motorists maintain a consistent direction of travel. ...

The north bridge is a cable-stayed bridge with a main span of 406 meters with towers 150 meters above water level. In between the two bridges is the island of Siyezhou. The total length of the bridge complex is about 35.66 km. A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more pillars, with cables supporting the roadbed. ...

Construction of the bridge complex began in October 2000 and was completed ahead of schedule. The bridge cost 5.8 billion Yuan (about US$ 700 million). The complex opened to traffic on April 30, 2005. This article is about the year 2000. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Two suspension bridges are planned in China which will be larger than the south bridge, the Xihoumen Bridge (1,650 meters), and Qiongzhou Bridge (2,000 meters to 2,500 meters). The Xihoumen Bridge is a suspension bridge planned for the Zhoushan Archipelago, the largest offshore island group in China. ...

References

• News article from Peoples Daily Online
• Article from construction.com
• Entry at structurae.de

External link

• Runyang Yangtze River Highway Bridge