6 am on 18 day 9时30分, with automatic welding machine in the place has been hoisting the last piece of steel box girder welded together to complete construction of Longkou, construction for almost four years of formal Sutong Yangtze River Bridge closure.

Sutong Bridge is located in the eastern part of Jiangsu Province, Nantong and Suzhou (Changshu) between the city, 82 kilometers west of Jiangyin Bridge, 108 kilometers east长江入海口. Route length of 32.4 kilometers, mainly from South跨江Bridge, the north shore of wiring is composed of three parts, of which 8146 meters long跨江Bridge.

Shanghai to Nantong will put an end to ferry history

Sutong Bridge from 1991 and start the planning and research, and June 27, 2003 to start the construction, approved the preliminary design period 6 years. With the success of yesterday’s bridge closure, the project ahead of schedule by one year.

Bridge across the board to adopt a two-way six-lane expressway standards, calculation of the traffic speed connection of 120 km / h,跨江Bridge to 100 kilometers / hour. Bridge in the north shore of even salt Expressway, Nanjing Expressway, Tung Kai Highway, the south bank even苏嘉杭高速road, along the highway.

Bridge from Nantong 1 hour will be able to arrive at Shanghai Pudong. At present, from Shanghai to Nantong will take more than three hours. Bypass route is Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge crossing the river, that is, from the south over the Jiangyin Yangtze River Highway Bridge, and then on the highway to the north along the Yangtze River in Nantong. This route takes an hour to pass more than one hundred kilometers. The route because of the cost of large, walk around the long, considered by many drivers to give up.

Another route is from Shanghai to Changshu, and then through the ferry crossing the river to Nantong. Specifically, the first Shanghai to Changshu汽渡normally ferry, about 110 kilometers away from here, it takes about 1 hour; and then crossing the river by ferry to Nantong, the waiting time of 1 hour, the ship will take about 30 minutes of ferry time. Once Sutong Bridge was open to traffic, car ferry crossing the river the way will be replaced. Then from Shanghai direction along the highway along the river road, and then to go Nantong Highway苏嘉杭高速direction.

Nantong one hour into the Shanghai metropolitan area

Sutong Bridge is expected to achieve the opening of the first half of 2008.

“Sutong biggest significance is to make Shanghai an hour Nantong into the metropolitan area. “Nantong City Director of Economic Cooperation Development and Reform Commission said杨雪涛. In his view, such integration is not only the temporal and spatial distance of the closer, more conducive to take the initiative to meet in Shanghai, Nantong radiation, such as docking industry, the concept of integration and so on. Nantong University法政学院vice president stated that Professor Yu believes that after the completion of Sutong Bridge Nantong bound to the economic, social, cultural and other aspects of the changes brought about by a series. Of course, the Shanghai party can also benefit, Nantong land, labor, industrial base and so on, for Shanghai’s development can provide a useful complement.

Sutong refresh one of the world’s largest main span of the bridge, the highest bridge towers, the longest cable, most based on four records, is known as “China’s bridge construction history of the highest scientific and technological content, integrated environment the most complex, and build a symbol of the highest standards of bridges. ” Upon completion, the 2008 Beijing Olympics torch will pass Sutong bridge through.

苏通长江大桥关闭昨天从上海到南通将实现1小时抵达

上午6时18日9时30分，自动焊接机的地方已经被吊装最后一块钢箱梁焊接在一起，以完成建设龙口，建设了近4年的正式苏通长江大桥关闭。

苏通大桥位于东部的江苏省南通市和苏州（常熟）市之间， 82公里的江阴长江大桥， 108公里长江入海口。全长32.4公里，主要来自南方跨江大桥，北岸接线三部分组成，其中八一四六米跨江大桥长。

上海至南通将结束渡轮历史

苏通大桥从1991年开始规划和研究， 2003年6月27日开工建设，批准的初步设计期限六年。随着成功的昨天的大桥封闭，该项目比原计划提前一年。

大桥全线采用双向六车道高速公路标准，计算流量的连接速度120公里/小时，跨江大桥为100公里/小时。大桥北岸连盐高速公路，沪宁高速公路，通启高速公路，南岸连苏嘉杭高速公路，公路沿线。

大桥从南通1小时就能到达上海浦东。目前，从上海到南通将采取3个多小时。绕道是江阴长江大桥过河，就是来自南方的江阴长江公路大桥，然后在公路上的北沿长江南通市。这条路线需要通过一个小时以上一零零公里。这条路线，因为成本大，步行游览长，许多人认为，司机放弃。

另一条路线是从上海到常熟，然后通过渡船过河到南通。具体来说，第一上海到通常汽渡常熟渡口，约110公里，在这里，约需1个小时;然后过河渡船到南通，等候时间为1小时，该船将需要大约30分钟的渡轮时间。一旦苏通大桥的通车，汽车渡船过河的方式将被取代。然后从上海沿公路沿河道，然后去南通高速公路苏嘉杭高速方向。

南通一小时到上海大都市区

苏通大桥预计能实现开放的2008年上半年。

“苏通最大的意义是使上海成为一个小时南通市区。 ”主任南通市经济合作发展和改革委员会说杨雪涛。在他看来，这种融合不仅是时间和空间距离的接近，更有利于采取行动，以满足在上海，南通的辐射，如对接产业的概念，一体化等等。南通大学法政学院副总裁指出，喻教授认为，完成后，苏通大桥南通约束的经济，社会，文化和其他方面的变化所带来的一系列。当然，上海市委也可以受益，南通市土地，劳动力，工业基础等，为上海的发展可以提供一种有益的补充。

苏刷新一个世界上最大的主跨桥，最高桥塔，最长电缆，大多数基于四个记录，被称为“中国的桥梁建设史上的最高科技含量，综合环境最复杂的，并建立一个象征最高标准的桥梁。 “工程完成后， 2008年北京奥运会火炬将通过苏通大桥通过。