Month: 十月 2020

Sutong Changjiang Highway Bridge苏通长江公路大桥The Sutong Changjiang Highway Bridge ( Sutong Bridge) is a cablestayed bridge that spans the Yangtze River in the Peoples Republic of China between Nantong and Changshu, a satellite city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu Province. the highway is 32.4 kilometers long. Overall the bridge length is 8,206 metres (26,923 ft) and construction has been estimated to cost about 6. 45 billion yuan RMB. Sutong Bridge can claim four worlds records. The largest main span (1088m) : as far as main span is concerned, Sutong Bridge is 200m longer than that of Tatara Bridge m Japan; the highest pylon ( over 300m) ; the deepest foundation (steel casing depth: 120m) and the longest stayed cable (580m). Construction began in June, 2003 and the bridge was linked up on June 18, 2007, one year ahead of schedule. The bridge was opened to traffic on May 25, 2008 and was officially opened on June 30, 2008. The completion of the bridge makes the commute between Shanghai and Nantong, originally completed through ferry route, shorten to about an hour. It brings Nantong one step closer to becoming an important part of the Yangtze River Delta economic zone, and has further attracted foreign investors into the city. The bridge is also pivotal in the development of poorer northern Jiangsu regions.苏通长江公路大桥（全称苏通大桥）坐落于中国江苏省，该桥横跨长江，相连苏州（苏州）和南通两座城市。