Sunday, August 8, 2010

China - Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge 蕪湖長江大橋



 

Stamp Issue : 2001-09-20 

Situated in Wuhu of the Anhui province, Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge is 10,616 meters long in total and is the longest highroad and railway steel truss cable-stayed amphibious bridge. With the main bridge 2,193 meters long over the river and the main span of 312 meters, it is the longest span highroad and railway amphibious bridges in China, as of today (2010).
Started in March 1997, the bridge was completed and open on September 30, 2000. The upper deck carries a fourlanes highway and is 18 meters wide, with a walkway 1.5 meters wide on each side. On the lower deck is the double track grade I (one) standard railway, with annual projected capacity over 20 million tons of passenger and cargo.


蕪湖長江大橋位於長江下游安徽省蕪湖市,全長10,616公尺,是目前中國最長的公路、鐵路兩用鋼桁梁斜拉橋。大橋跨江主橋長2,193公尺,主跨312公尺,是中國迄今為止(2010年)公路、鐵路兩用橋中跨度最大的橋梁。於1997年3月正式動工,2000年9月30日建成開通。公路在上層為4車道,寬18公尺,兩側人行道各寬1.5公尺,雙線鐵路在下層,遠期年客貨運量超過20百萬噸的鐵路,屬一(I)級鐵路建設標準。

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