Baishazhou Yangtze River Bridge


The Baishazhou Yangtze River Bridge, sometimes referred as the Third Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge for being the third Yangtze river bridge in Wuhan, is a highway bridge over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It is located southwest of the Wuhan [Yangtze River Bridge|First Bridge]. The two bridge names come from the order of construction, and from the name of the small island located under the bridge.
The bridge construction started in 1997 and was completed in September 2000.
The final construction cost of the bridge was $380 million. It is long and wide, has six lanes and a capacity of 50,000 vehicles a day. The bridge serves as a major passage for the Third [Ring Road (Wuhan)|Third Ring Road] enormously easing the city's traffic and aiding local economic development.