The Yichang Yangtze River Highway Bridge (simplified Chinese: 宜昌长江公路大桥; traditional Chinese: 宜昌長江公路大橋; pinyin: Yíchāng Changjiang Gonglu Dàqiáo) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Yangtze River some 20 km downstream from the center city of Yichang, China. It is located within the prefecture-level city of Yichang, and carries the G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway.[2]
The construction of the bridge started on 19 February 1998.,[2] and it was open for traffic on 19 September 2001.[2]
It has a main span of 960 meters (3,150 feet). As of 2012[update], it is among the 30 longest suspension bridges, based on the length of the main span.
The cost of building the bridge was reported as 895 million yuan.[2]