China's first double-deck cable-stayed suspension bridge opens to traffic over Yangtze River
Xinhua | November 7, 2025
China's first double-deck cable-stayed suspension bridge -- the Tongling Yangtze River Third Bridge -- opened to traffic on Thursday in Tongling City, east China's Anhui Province.
An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 6, 2025 shows the Tongling Yangtze River Third Bridge in Tongling City, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
As the 11th bridge over the Yangtze River in Anhui Province, the project integrates expressways, intercity railways and freight lines, and supports rail-water intermodal transport. On Thursday, the road section on the bridge, spanning 11.9 kilometers, was put into operation first.