More bridges to be built across Yangtze River

Important link: A man walking up the snow-covered bank of the Yangtze River after a swim in Wuhan, central Hubei province. — AFP

WUHAN: Zhou Yiqiao, a veteran bridge engineer, was happy to see a new bridge over the Yangtze River open to traffic in the central city of Wuhan in late December.

The Zhuankou Yangtze River Bridge, 8.6km-long and 46m-wide, is the widest bridge over the Yangtze River.