- Sutong Bridge
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caption=Sutong Bridge under construction
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crosses=Yangtze River
locale=Nantong /Changshu ,Jiangsu , PRC
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design=cable-stayed bridge
mainspan=convert|1088|m|ft|0|abbr=on
length=convert|8206|m|ft|0|abbr=on
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height=convert|306|m|ft|0|abbr=on
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below=convert|62|m|ft|0|abbr=on
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open=May 25 2008
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coordinates= coord|31|47|22|N|121|0|8|E|region:CN-31_type:landmark|display=inline,title
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long=The Sutong Bridge (zh-s|s=苏通大桥 WuIPA :IPA|sutʰoŋ dadʒɔ) is acable-stayed bridge that spans theYangtze River inPeople's Republic of China betweenNantong andChangshu , a satellite city ofSuzhou , inJiangsu province. With a span of convert|1088|m|ft|0|lk=on, it is the cable-stayed bridge with the longest main span in the world. It's two side-spans are convert|300|m|ft|0|lk=on each, and there are also four small cable spans [ [http://www.stbridge.com.cn/English/Introduction/intro_1.asp] Brief Introduction to Sutong Bridge Project] .Two towers of bridge are convert|306|m|ft|0|lk=on high and thus second tallest in the world. Overall the bridge length is convert|8206|m|ft|0|lk=on. Construction began in June
2003 and bridge was linked up in June2007 [ [http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200706/20070618/article_320031.htm Record-setting Sutong Bridge connects today - Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 - English Window to China News ] ] . The bridge was opened to traffic on May 25, 2008 [ [http://www.ldz.gov.cn/english/inv_trend_detail.asp?bnid=4705 Sutong Bridge Opens to Traffic] ] and was officially opened on the 30th June, 2008. [http://news.sohu.com/20080630/n257831091.shtml 苏通长江大桥正式通车 建设创四项世界纪录] Construction has been estimated to cost about US$1.7 billion.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.Gallery
References
External links
* [http://www.stbridge.com.cn/English/ Official website]
* [http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/sutong/ Roadtraffic Technology]
* [http://www.china.org.cn/english/2002/Apr/31363.htm China.org]
* [http://virtualreview.org/china/zoom/597245/worlds-longest-cable-stayed-bridge-opens virtualreview.org]Video
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xZaEuml7As Sutong Bridge video] from CCTV
LongestBridge
type = cable-stayed
start = 2008
end = present
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