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The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge (simplified Chinese: 南京长江大桥; traditional Chinese: 南京長江大橋; pinyin: Nánjīng Chángjiāng Dàqiáo), previously called the First Nanjing Yangtze Bridge, is a double-decked road-rail truss bridge across the Yangtze RiverinNanjing, Jiangsu, connecting the city's Pukou and Gulou districts. Its upper deck is part of China National Highway 104, spanning 4,588 metres (15,052 ft). Its lower deck, with a double-track railway, is 6,772 metres (22,218 ft) long, and completes the Beijing–Shanghai railway, which had been divided by the Yangtze for decades. Its right bridge consists of nine piers, with the maximum span of 160 metres (525 ft) and the total length of 1,576 metres (5,171 ft). The bridge carries approximately 80,000 vehicles and 190 trains per day.
Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
南京长江大桥
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Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, looking from the southeast bank to the northwest view.
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| Coordinates | 32°06′55″N 118°44′20″E / 32.1152°N 118.7388°E / 32.1152; 118.7388 |
| Carries |
 Nanjing–Xi'an railway Nanjing–Qidong railway National Highway 104 |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Nanjing, Jiangsu China |
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| Design | Double-decked truss bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | Main Bridge: 1,576 metres (5,171 ft) Highway: 4,588 metres (15,052 ft) Railway: 6,772 metres (22,218 ft) |
| Width | Highway Bridge: 19.5 metres (64 ft) (with 4.5 metres (15 ft) pedestrian path) Railway: 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Height | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Longest span | 160 metres (525 ft) |
| No. of spans | 10 |
| Piers in water | 9 |
| Clearance below | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Ministry of Railways |
| Construction start | 18 January 1960 |
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| Replaces | Yangtze River Railway Ferry |
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| Daily traffic | 80,000 vehicles 200 pairs of trains (2011) |
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The bridge was completed and open for traffic in 1968. It was the third bridge over the Yangtze after the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge and the Chongqing Baishatuo Yangtze River Bridge. It was the first heavy bridge designed and built using Chinese expertise.
According to state media, the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge surpassed the Golden Gate Bridge as the most frequent suicide site in the world, with more than 2,000 suicides estimated by 2006.[1][needs update]
