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How much did the Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge cost to build?
The Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge is a three-tower, four-span suspension bridge in Wuhan, Hubei, carrying the southern section of the Second Ring Road over the Yangtze with eight lanes on a 38 m wide deck. Its two 850 m main spans made it the world's largest bridge of this type; the full crossing is 3.42 km long, of which the main bridge is about 2.1 km, and the central tower is 152 m high. China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group built it from 2011 and it opened to traffic on 28 December 2014.
Reported project cost
CNY 5.029 billion
Approximately $818.6 million
Cost basis: 2014
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2014
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Key dimensions
- Total lengthPeople's Daily Overseas Edition
- 3,420 m
- Main spanPeople's Daily Overseas Edition
- 850 m
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