The total cost is US $3b. [instagram video]
I don't care for the host-based format for a video, but there is enough scenes and info to make it worth watching him being dramatic on a tower. He keeps mentioning that there were a lot of innovations, but he never gives even one example.
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| 16:01 video @ 1:10 |
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| @ 9:13 |
Plan:
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| seetaoe |
The arch is near (at?) closure in this drone video.
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| 1:46 video @ 0:52 |
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| Huanqiu,com posted The main tower of the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge is 350 metres high, making it the world’s tallest bridge tower. The world’s largest horizontal arm self-elevating tower crane helps with construction difficulties and ensures the safety and efficiency of the construction. |
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| ResearchGate, License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) |
Mar 2023:
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| sasac "The world's largest horizontal arm self-elevating tower crane started operation at the construction of the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, the world's longest-span railway-highway cable-stayed bridge, on Feb 28." [At first, I thought the Yangtze delta had a lot of fog. But now I think I'm seeing smog in most of these photos.] |
This is a better view of the heavy lift barge crane.
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| sasac "The tower crane is capable of hoisting steel components as heavy as 300 metric tons or more to the height of 370 meters. As a mini building hoist is installed inside the machine, it's easy for workers to move up and down during construction." |
May 2023:
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| ecns, 1 of 5 photos "The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, which connects the cities of Changzhou and Taixing, is 10.03 kilometers long in Jiangsu Province. The complex is the world's first cross-river facility combining highway, intercity railway and ordinary roads," [According to the video at the top of these notes, the upper level is a 6-lane highway and the lower layer is a 2-track railroad and a 4-lane road.] people has the same five photos, but the webpage is a lot slower |
Oct 2023:
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| CCCC The bridge deck "crane boasts a maximum lifting capacity of 2,000 tons and a maximum lifting height of 80 meters, integrating 33 critical technologies, including 28 patent applications." |
Dec 2023:
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| cgtn "World's largest steel-trussed arch bridge combining highway, railway completes closure." The 727m channel bridge has a main span of 388m (1,273'). [0:49 video @ 0:17] |
Mar 2024:
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| igihe, this webpage has a lot more construction photos |
Mar 2024:
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| Civil Engineering Discoveries "The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge connects Changzhou City and Taizhou City, with a main span of 1,208 meters. It is the world's largest cable-stayed bridge for both highway and railway use." |
I do not understand why I can't find any evidence of the bridge in this Nov 2023 image.
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| Global Earth, Nov 2023 |
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| 16:01 video @ 2:06 |
Bonus
South ferry port:
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| Satellite |
North ferry port and some significant river pollution:
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| Satellite |
A drydock that holds four fairly large ships:
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| Satellite |
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