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1.Chaotianmen Bridge

Carries :Trains, Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses :Yangtze River
Location :Chongqing, China

Design :Arch bridge
Total length :1,741 m (5,712 ft)
Width :36.5 m (120 ft)
Height :142 m (466 ft) (middle supports to arch top)
Longest span :552 m (1,811 ft)

Construction begin :December 2004
Construction cost :3.2 billion Yuan
Opened :30 April 2009

2.Lupu Bridge


Carries :6 lanes of North–South Elevated Road, 2 pedestrian walkways
Location :Shanghai, People's Republic of China

Design :Through arch
Material :Steel
Total length :3,900 m (12,795 ft)
Width :28.7 m (94 ft)
Height :100 m (328 ft)
Longest span :550 m (1,804 ft)
Clearance below :46 m (151 ft)

Construction begin :October 2000
Construction cost :2.5 billion yuan (US$302 million)
Opened :June 28, 2003
Inaugurated :June 27, 2003


3.Bosideng Bridge

Carries :G93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway
Location :Hejiang County, Sichuan, China

Design :Arch Bridge
Material :Steel
Total length :841 metres (2,759 ft)
Longest span :530 metres (1,740 ft)

Construction end :2012

4.New River Gorge Bridge

Location :Fayette County, West Virginia, United States

Design :Arch
Total length :3,030 ft (924 m)
Width :69.3 ft (21.1 m), 4 lanes with center divider
Longest span :1,700 ft (518.2 m)
Clearance above Deck arch,: unlimited clearance
Clearance below :876 ft (267 m)

Opened October :22, 1977

5.Bayonne Bridge


Location :Staten Island, New York andBayonne, New Jersey

Design :Steel Arch bridge
Total length :5,780 feet (1,762 m)
Width :85 feet (26 m)
Longest span :1,675 feet (510.54 m)
Clearance above :14 feet
Clearance below :151 feet (46.03 m)

Opened :November 15, 1931 (83 years ago)

6.Sydney Harbour Bridge


Location :Sydney, Australia
Design :Through arch bridge
Total length :1,149 m (3,770 ft)
Width :49 m (161 ft)
Height :134 m (440 ft)
Longest span :503 m (1,650 ft)
Clearance below :49 m (161 ft) at mid-span

Construction begin :28 July 1923
Construction end :19 January 1932

7.Wushan Yangtze River Bridge


Location :Wushan, Chongqing, China

Design :Arch Bridge
Material :steel/concrete
Total length :616 metres (2,021 ft)
Height :130 metres (430 ft)
Longest span :460 metres (1,510 ft)
Clearance above :180 metres (590 ft)

Construction begin :2001
Construction cost: ¥160 million
Opened :2005


8.Xijiang Railway Bridge

Carries Trains Only
Locale Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China

Design :Arch bridge
Total length :604.5 m (1,983 ft)
Width :38 m (125 ft)
Height :122 m (400 ft) (steel arch bottom to arch top)
Longest span :450 m (1,476 ft)

Construction end :2014

9.Mingzhou Bridge

Span : 450m
Material used : Steel
Location : Ningbo, China
Opened 2011


10.Zhijinghe River Bridge

Location :Badong County, Hubei, China
Official name :Zhijinghe Daqiao

Design :Arch
Material :Steel
Longest span :430 m (1,410 ft)
Clearance below :294 m (965 ft)

Opened November 28th, 2009

Source : Wikepedia

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