Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge

China / Schanghai / Shanghai /
The Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge starts southwest of Changxing Island, the exit of the Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel, crosses Changxing Island at ground level, then crosses the north part of the Yangtze River at the north-east side of Changxing Island, and ends at Chenjia Town, Chongming, Shanghai, where it connects to the Chongqi Bridge. The total length is 16.63 kilometres (10.33 mi), 6.66 kilometres (4.14 mi) of which is road and 9.97 kilometres (6.20 mi) bridge. The bridge also has three lanes in each direction, with a designed speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). Room on both flanks of the bridge is reserved for a future metro line.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Yangtze_River_Tunnel_and_Bridge
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Coordinates:   31°26'17"N   121°44'44"E
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