The Runyang Yangtze River Bridge, a bridge linking Yangzhou and Zhenjiang has been set to open to traffic in May but the opening date has not been decided yet.

The Runyang Bridge is the first bridge along the Yangtze River that combines design of cable-stayed and suspension bridges. Having a span of 1,490 meters, its Nancha Bridge is "No. 1 in China and No. 3 in the world".

In the past people had to spend 20 minutes taking ferryboat at Jingkou if they wanted to go to Zhenjiang from Yangzhou. After the Runyang Bridge is built, crossing the Yangtze River only takes less than five minutes if a car runs at 100kph. Spanning the Yangtze River, the Runyang Bridge has turned the natural moat to thoroughfare.

By People's Daily Online