China News Service, Yangzhou, August 17 (Reporter Cui Jiaming) The Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge on the Huaiyang Town Railway has successfully passed the static load test and completed the "physical examination" before opening to traffic. On the 17th, the relevant person in charge of the Yangzhou transportation department told the reporter that at present, the builders of the Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge are braving the extreme heat to advance the bridge's closing project to ensure the smooth opening of the bridge in November this year. By then, Yangzhou will enter the "High-speed Rail Era" and become the only city in Jiangsu Province where high-speed rail is connected to counties and counties among the 13 districts and cities in Jiangsu Province.
On August 17, the asphalt pavement of Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge was completed, and the main part of the bridge was basically completed. Photo by Meng Delong
The Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge has a total length of 6409 meters and a main span of 1092 meters. The upper floor is a two-way eight-lane highway with a design speed of 100 kilometers per hour. The lower level is a four-line high-speed railway (two lines reserved), with a design speed of 250 kilometers per hour. The loading weight of this static load test reached 8,200 tons, setting the highest loading weight in the static load test of a domestic suspension bridge.
On August 17, the main work of Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge was basically completed. Photo by Meng Delong
Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge is a control project of the Lianhuaiyang Town Railway, and it is also the most difficult project for the entire line. The Huaiyang Town Railway connects Shandong in the north and Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangxi in the south. It is a vertical railway corridor connecting the five provinces of Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and is also the second corridor of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway in Jiangsu.
At present, the builders of Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge braved the extreme heat to push forward the bridge's closing project to ensure the smooth opening of the bridge to traffic in November this year. Photo by Meng Delong
On August 17, overlook the Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge under construction from the air. Photo by Meng Delong
It is reported that the Lianhuaiyang Town Railway is located on the central axis of the Jiangsu high-speed rail network, with a total length of 304.5 kilometers and a design speed of 250 kilometers per hour. The Lianyungang-Huai'an section has been opened to traffic in 2019, and the Huai'an-Zhenjiang section is planned to be opened to traffic in November this year. After completion, it will cross the Xuyan high-speed rail, which can travel from Xuzhou to Huai’an, Yangzhou, and Zhenjiang to Shanghai, forming an auxiliary channel from Xuzhou to Shanghai on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail, which will greatly ease the existing transportation pressure on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail. It is of great significance for the northern Jiangsu region to connect to Shanghai and integrate into the Yangtze River Delta. (Finish)