Sutong Bridge Scenic Area

Sutong Bridge Scenic Area

Sutong Bridge — Located in the southeastern part of Jiangsu Province, it connects the cities of Nantong and Suzhou. It lies 82 kilometers west of the Jiangyin Yangtze River Highway Bridge and 108 kilometers east of the Yangtze River estuary. The construction section is situated in the Chengtong reach of the Yangtze River, which features a mixed river pattern of meandering and branching. The planform exhibits an S-shaped curve with alternating widths of water surface, and sandbars are well-developed, with deep channels and wide shoals, reaching a maximum depth of nearly 50 meters.

. The western section near Tiansheng Port is about 6 km wide, then gradually expands to around 10 km near Junshan, and reaches up to 14 km at the bend of Dongfanghong Farm. Further downstream, it suddenly narrows, with the eastern bridge section — near the Xuliujing node — being about 6 km wide. The northern bank of Sutong Bridge connects to the Yan-Tong Expressway, Ning-Tong Expressway, and Tong-Qi Expressway, while the southern bank links to the Su-Jia-Hang Expressway and the Riverside Expressway.

Spanning Nantong and Changshu in Suzhou, Sutong Bridge is 82 kilometers west of the Jiangyin Bridge and 108 kilometers east of the Yangtze River estuary. The project has a total length of 32.4 kilometers and consists of three parts: the river-crossing bridge, and the north and south approach roads. The river-crossing bridge, which includes the main span, dedicated navigation channel, and north and south approach bridges, is approximately 8,200 meters long. Once completed, it became the first bridge over the mighty Yangtze River and set four world records in bridge construction: the longest main span, longest cable, largest cluster pile foundation, and tallest tower. The main span of the bridge is 1,088 meters, ranking first in the world. As the world’s largest-span cable-stayed bridge at the time, Sutong Bridge has been recorded in history. Therefore, Feng Maorun, the then chief engineer of the National Ministry of Transport, said that Sutong Bridge is a landmark structure marking China’s transition from a “major bridge-building nation” to a “strong bridge-building nation.”

Address: No. 58, Renmin West Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong City

Type: Bridge

Recommended visiting time: About 1 hour

Opening hours:

Open all day

Ticket information:

No admission fee required.