The Chonghai Bridge () is a proposed
bridge
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to span the northern distributary at the mouth of the
Yangtze River
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in the
People's Republic of China
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. The bridge, along with the
Chongqi Bridge and the
Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge, is to connect the city of
Shanghai
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with the north bank of the Yangtze in
Jiangsu Province
Jiangsu is a coastal province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the third smallest, but the fifth most populous, with a population of 84. ...
via
Chongming Island
Chongming (), Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanized as Chungming, is an alluvial island at the mouth of the Yangtze, Yangtze River in East China covering as of 2010. Together with the islands Changxing Island (Shanghai), Changxing an ...
.
Location
The Chonghai Bridge will run from northeast to southwest. The south bank is located about east of Niupeng Port in Chongming District, Shanghai, and the north bank is located about west of Qinglong Port in Haimen City, Jiangsu Province. The river at the site of the bridge is wide.
It is connected to Ningqi Expressway in the north, and Chongming Island Expressway in the south.
History
* After 13 years of work, the feasibility demonstration of the technical layer of the Chonghai Bridge was completed.
* In August 2003, the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government held a meeting on the development along the river in Taizhou, and listed the construction of the Chonghai Bridge as the intention of the overall plan for development along the river.
* On January 20, 2006, the Fourth Session of the Tenth People's Congress of Jiangsu Province approved the Chonghai Bridge to be included in the 11th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of Jiangsu Province.
* On May 8, 2006, the Haimen Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government established the Bridge Construction Headquarters and listed the bridge as the Haimen No. 1 Project to further strengthen the leadership of the bridge construction, enrich the technical strength, and speed up the construction process.
* It was due to open in 2010. However, as of June 9, 2010, the bridge's location is still under research and planning.
Related people
*
Li Guohao
* Xiang Haifan
*
Fan Lichu
*
Shi Yafeng
* Chen Jiyu
See also
*
Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River
* Shanghai
Tongji University
Tongji University is a public university located in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Tongji is one of the ...
References
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External links
About the Chonghai bridge Bridges in Shanghai
Bridges over the Yangtze River
Proposed bridges in China