Sutong Yangtze River Bridge is a cable-stayed
bridge that spans the Yangtze River in China between Nantong and Changshu, a
satellite city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu province. With a span of 1,088 metres, it
was the cable-stayed bridge with one of the longest main span in the world. Its
two side spans are 300 metres each, and there are also four small cable spans.
Two towers of the bridge are 306 metres high.
The total bridge length is 8,206. Construction began in June 2003, and the
bridge was linked up in June 2007. The bridge was opened to traffic on 25 May.
2008 and was officially opened on 30 June 2008. Construction has been estimated
to cost about US$1.7 billion.
The bridge deck is a steel box girder with internal transverse and longitudinal diaphragms and fairing noses at both sides of the bridge deck. The total width of the bridge deck is 41 metres including the fairing noses.
AECOM provided comprehensive services to the
main contractor, China Harbour Engineering Co.
