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Wuhu Yangyze River Bridge 芜湖长江大桥Construction of a new bridge linking the two sides of the Yangtze River at Wuhu in East China’s Anhui Province began on March 22,1997 and was formally put into operation on September 30,2000. The total cost reached 2.8 billion yuan (US$458 million). The two-storey bridge has a 10,520.966-metre-long railway on the lower floor and a 5,681.2-metre-long road on the upper floor, of which the main bridge spanning the river is 2,192.7 metres. The width of the bridge is 21.5 metres. It is the second railway and road bridge in East China. The other one is the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge completed and put into operation in 1968. The new bridge has helped eade traffic pressure in the booming delta region. The Wuhu Economic and Technical Zone near the bridge also benefits from the bridge.
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