Old and new bridges over the Yangtze River in Chongqing,China

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  • Photo title: Old and new bridges over the Yangtze River in Chongqing,China
  • Author: Lizlee
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  • There are 3 bridges in one photo, which are Yanyue, Dafosi and Chaotianmen Yangtze bridges.The old bridge is the Yanyue Bridge in Maoxi, Jiangbei, which was built in the 28th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, that is, it has a history of nearly 200 years since 1848. The whole bridge is 172 meters long and belongs to a 3-hole arch bridge. The big new bridge is the Dafosi Bridge，that is a cable-stayed bridge spanning 450 metres over the Yangtze River in Chongqing, China. The bridge carries 6 lanes of traffic on the G65 Baotou–Maoming Expressway between the Nan`an District east of the Yangtze River and the Jiangbei District to the west.It was completed and opened to traffic in January 2002. When the Great Buddha Temple Yangtze River Bridge was opened to traffic, it was the longest bridge of its kind in Asia. The bridge was named by Jiang Zemin, the then general secretary of the CPC Central Committee. The new bridge behind is Chaotianmen Yangtze River Bridge. Qingcaoba in the north of the Yangtze River in the west and Wangjiatuo on the south bank in the east. The main span is 552 meters long and the total length is 1741 meters. If the front and rear approach sections are included, it is 4881 meters long. It was the longest arch bridge in the world when it was completed. Construction started in March 2006. , and opened to traffic in 2009. The track reserved on the lower floor was put into use with the Chongqing Rail Transit Ring Line on December 28, 2018.
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