Span expected to help ease traffic for travelers from Nantong to Shanghai

A grand bridge over the Yangtze River serving cars and trains began operations on Wednesday in Nantong, Jiangsu province, and is expected to greatly promote the integration of the Yangtze River Delta and bolster the economy of one of China's most developed regions, the country's top transport authorities said.

The Shanghai-Suzhou-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge stretches 11,072 meters, with a single span of 1,092 meters. It took six years and four months to build between Nantong and Zhangjiagang, a county-level city of Suzhou city, Jiangsu province.

Wang Feng, deputy chief engineer of China Railway Corporation, said that many new technologies were used in the cable-stayed bridge, including an advanced anti-collision system and cables with the highest tensile strength in the world.

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