The World's Largest Span of Water Navigable Steel Structure Aqueduct In Hefei, China

Aerial video taken on Feb. 15, 2023 shows the world's largest span steel aqueduct at the Changjiang River on the Huaihe River in Hefei, Anhui Province, China. It straddles the Jiang-Ji - Huai Canal and is a "water bridge" for ships. The aqueduct has a total length of 350 meters and is divided into about two sections. The steel aqueduct has a total length of 246 meters and a total steel volume of 21,000 tons. Steel aqueduct adopts three-span steel structure truss type beam arch combination design, the main span reaches 110 meters, 3.8 meters longer than the world famous Magdeburg water bridge in Germany, is currently the world's largest span of water and navigation steel structure aqueduct.