Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River
Name Location Expected opening Total length Main span Type Carries Coord
Yibin Jinsha River Road Rail Bridge 宜宾金沙江公铁大桥 Yibin , Sichuan 2017 1,874.9 m ( 6,151 ft ) 336 m ( 1,102 ft ) arch road Chengdu-Guiyang HSR 28°43′43″N 104°35′06″E / 28.7287°N 104.5851°E / 28.7287 ; 104.5851 ( Yibin Jinsha River Road Rail Bridge )
Puhe Bridge 普和大桥 Yibin , Sichuan 2016 268 m ( 879 ft ) 180 m ( 590 ft ) rigid frame road 28°41′45″N 104°32′55″E / 28.6957°N 104.5487°E / 28.6957 ; 104.5487 ( Puhe Jinsha River Bridge )
New Hulukou Bridge 新葫芦口大桥 Liangshan , Sichuan Zhaotong , Yunnan 2016 959 m ( 3,146 ft ) 656 m ( 2,152 ft ) suspension road 26°58′17″N 102°53′30″E / 26.9714°N 102.8918°E / 26.9714 ; 102.8918 ( New Hulukou Jinsha River Bridge )
Jindong Bridge 金东大桥 Liangshan , Sichuan Kunming , Yunnan 2016 941 m ( 3,087 ft ) 730 m ( 2,400 ft ) suspension road 26°30′36″N 103°02′26″E / 26.5099°N 103.0406°E / 26.5099 ; 103.0406 ( Jindong Jinsha River Bridge )
Wudongde Bridge 乌东德大桥 Liangshan , Sichuan Kunming , Yunnan ? ~400 m ( 1,300 ft ) 90 m ( 300 ft ) rigid frame road 26°21′07″N 102°35′50″E / 26.352°N 102.5971°E / 26.352 ; 102.5971 ( Wudongde Jinsha River Bridge )
Hemenkou Bridge 河门口大桥 Liangshan , Sichuan Kunming , Yunnan 2017 522 m ( 1,713 ft ) 240 m ( 790 ft ) rigid frame road 26°18′27″N 102°38′04″E / 26.3074°N 102.6344°E / 26.3074 ; 102.6344 ( Hemenkou Jinsha River Bridge )
Second Chengkun Railway Bridge 成昆二线金沙江大桥 Panzhihua , Sichuan 2020 cable-stayed Second Chengkun Railway 26°36′13″N 101°48′50″E / 26.6037°N 101.8139°E / 26.6037 ; 101.8139 ( Second Chengdu-Kunming Railway Jinsha River Bridge )
Jin'an Bridge Lijiang , Yunnan 2021 1,681 m ( 5,515 ft ) 1,386 m ( 4,547 ft ) suspension 26°49′N 100°26′E / 26.82°N 100.44°E / 26.82 ; 100.44 ( Jin'an Bridge )
G214 New Tongtian River Bridge 214国道新通天河大桥 Yushu , Qinghai ? ~800 m ( 2,600 ft ) rigid frame road 33°00′20″N 97°14′56″E / 33.0055°N 97.249°E / 33.0055 ; 97.249 ( G214 New Tongtian River Bridge )
Bridges and tunnels under construction -- Upstream sections
The bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River carry rail and road traffic across China's longest and largest river and form a vital part of the country's transportation infrastructure. The river bisects China proper from west to east, and every major north-south bound highway and railway must cross the Yangtze. Large urban centers along the river such as Chongqing, Wuhan, and Nanjing also have urban mass transit rail lines crossing the Yangtze. Pontoon bridges have been used by militaries for two thousand years on the Yangtze, but until the completion of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in 1957, there were no permanent bridges along the main stretch of the river known as Chang Jiang (the Long River), from Yibin to the river mouth in Shanghai, a distance of . Since then, over 75 bridges and six tunnels have been built over this stretch, the overwhelming majority since 1990. They reflect a broad array of bridge designs and, in many cases, represent significant achievements in modern bridge engineering. Several rank among the world's longest suspension, cable-stayed, arch bridges, truss and box girder bridges as well as some of the highest and tallest bridges. Upriver from Yibin, bridge spans are more common along the Jinsha and Tongtian sections where the Yangtze is much narrower, although numerous new bridges are being added. The oldest bridge still in use is the Jinlong, a simple suspension bridge over the Jinsha section of the river in Lijiang, Yunnan that was originally built in 1880 and rebuilt in the 1936.