Chongqing Chaotianmen Yangtze River Bridge in Sunset

Chongqing is a typical city with hills and rivers. Yangtze River and Jialing River run around the main city. Chongqing cannot develop without bridge construction. At the end of 2008, Chongqing has built more than 8,000 bridges, and there are more than 50 bridges only above Yangtze River and Jialing River. Chongqing's bridges are not only in a large amount, but also of diverse forms, high technical difficulty and large influence in the world. Among these bridges, RC arch bridge, concrete-filled steel pipe arch bridge and steel bridge with the longest span in the world are all constructed in Chongqing, therefore Chongqing is honored as the Bridge City of China, and Chongqing Chaotianmen Yangtze River Bridge is a representative of its bridges.