Editing Wuhan (section)

===Bridges===
[[File:Wuhan Erqi Yangtze River Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|Wuhan Erqi Yangtze River Bridge]]
Wuhan has [[Yangtze River bridges and tunnels|eleven bridges and one tunnel across the Yangtze River]]. The [[Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge]], also called the First Bridge, was built over the [[Yangtze]] in 1957, carrying a railroad directly across the river between hills known as Snake Hill and Turtle Hill. Before this bridge was built it could take up to an entire day to [[train ferry|barge]] railcars across. Including its approaches, it is {{convert|5,511|ft|m}} long, and it accommodates both a double-track railway on a lower deck and a four-lane roadway above. It was built with the assistance of advisers from the [[Soviet Union]].

The [[Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge|Second Bridge]], a [[cable-stayed bridge]] built of [[prestressed concrete]], has a central span of {{convert|400|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}; it is {{convert|4,678|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} in length (including {{convert|1,877|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} of the main bridge) and {{convert|26.5|to|33.5|m|1|abbr=off|sp=us}} in width. Its main bridgeheads are {{convert|90|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} high each, pulling 392 thick slanting cables together in the shape of double fans so that the central span of the bridge is well poised on the piers and the bridge's stability and vibration resistance are ensured. With six lanes on the deck, the bridge is designed to handle the daily passage of 50,000 motor vehicles. The bridge was completed in 1995.

The [[Third Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge]], also called Baishazhou Bridge, was completed in September 2000. Located {{convert|8.6|km|1|abbr=off|sp=us}} southwest of the First Bridge, construction of Baishazhou Bridge started in 1997. With an investment of over 1.4 billion yuan (about {{Currency|amount=170000000|code=USD}}), the bridge, which is {{convert|3,586|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} long and {{convert|26.5|m|1|abbr=off|sp=us}} wide, has six lanes and has a capacity of 50,000 vehicles a day. The bridge is expected to serve as a major passage for the future Wuhan Ring Road, greatly easing the city's traffic and aiding local economic development.

The [[Yangluo Bridge]] carries [[Wuhan Ring Road|Wuhan's Ring Road]] across the Yangtze in the city's eastern suburbs (connecting the [[Hongshan District, Wuhan|Hongshan District]] with the [[Xinzhou District, Wuhan|Xinzhou District]]). It was opened on December 26, 2007.

The [[Wuhan Tianxingzhou Yangtze River Bridge]] crosses the Yangtze in the northeastern part of the city, downstream of the Second bridge. It is named after Tianxing Island (''Tianxingzhou''), above which it crosses the river. Built at a cost of 11 billion yuan, the 4,657-meter cable suspension bridge was opened on December 26, 2009,<ref>[http://english.cnhubei.com/2009-12/28/cms846940article.shtml Tianxingzhou highway-railway Bridge in Wuhan opens to traffic] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330063819/http://english.cnhubei.com/2009-12/28/cms846940article.shtml |date=March 30, 2010 }}. english.cnhubei.com December 28, 2009</ref> in time for the opening of the [[Wuhan railway station]]. It is a combined road and rail bridge, and carries the [[Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway]] across the river.