Yangtze River Bridge, Wuhan

Yangtze River Bridge, Wuhan

Constructed in 1955, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was the first road and rail bridges to span this mighty river. It was opened to traffic October 13, 1957.The whole bridge is 1670 meters long. The main bridge is 1156 meters long. The bridge approach in the north end is 303 meters long. The bridge approach in the south end is 211 meters long. It's 80 meters high from the fundus to the surface of the highway bridge.

The bridge has two storeys. The upper is the railway bridge. It's 14.5 meters wide. Two trains in the opposite direction can run across it at the same time. The upper is the highway bridge. It's 20.25 meters wide. Four cars can run across it side by side.

The main bridge is a bridge with 3 continuous spans. Each span has 3 arches. There are 8 abutments and 9 arches in total. Every arch has a span of 128 meters. Large ships can sail across it all the year round. There is one bridge tower at each end of the bridge. They are in national architectural style. Each is 35 meters high. There are 7 storeys from the hall on the ground floor to the pavilion on the top floor. People can go up and come down by lift.

The auxiliary buildings and all kinds of decorations are very compatible with the whole bridge. The whole bridge looks extremely magnificent. People can take the lift from the ground floor directly to arrive at the road surface of the highway bridge. When people stand on the bridge and Look into the distance, they will find that the three towns of Wuhan combine into one whole. It makes people full of imagination. "One bridge is built spanning the river, which makes the traffic convenient." Wuhan Changjiang River Bridge not only unites the three towns of Wuhan into one body, but also greatly promotes the development of industry and agriculture.