Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge, located on the wide Yangtze River between Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province and Huangmei County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province, is an important bridge across the Yangtze River between Beijing-Kowloon Line and National Highway 105, the north-south passage of China Railway. It is also the largest highway-railway bridge on the Yangtze River in the mid-1990s, with a total length of 7,675 meters. Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge is the eighth bridge built by China on the Yangtze River. Before Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge was opened to traffic in 2000, Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge was the longest and largest railway and highway bridge in China. The completion of Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge is another new milestone in the history of Chinese bridge construction after Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge and Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge. Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge was completed in June 1993 65438+ 10/6. It is the "natural moat passage" of Beijing-Kowloon Railway and Hejiu Railway, and it is a double-track railway and highway bridge.
Jiujiang Bridge is not only in China, but also the longest steel truss bridge for railway and highway in the world. It is not only the main artery of north-south traffic in China, but also the most striking and famous tourist attraction in Jiujiang.
Jiujiang Second Bridge:
Guangdong Jiujiang Bridge is a bridge across the Xijiang River in China, located between Jiujiang Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province and Jiezhou, Heshan City, Jiangmen City, with a total length of 1.682 meters. Construction started in September, 1985, and was officially completed and opened to traffic in June, 1988. As a part of Guangzhan Highway of National Highway 325, this bridge is the first long-span prestressed concrete cable-stayed bridge with single tower and double-sided cables in Asia-Pacific region.
The accident happened at Jiujiang Bridge in Guangdong Province, which is called "6 15 Jiujiang Bridge Incident":
At about 5: 00 am on June 15, 2007, the Jiujiang Bridge, with a total length of 1675.2 meters and spanning the Xijiang River, collapsed by 200 meters. Four cars driving on the bridge and two construction workers fell into the river, killing eight people. This is the "Jiujiang Bridge 6. 15 Ship Collision and Fracture Accident" that caused a sensation in the whole country.