The total investment was 610 million yuan. Construction began on November 28, 1998, and was opened to traffic at the end of 2001. The total length is 3246 meters, the main bridge is 936 meters long, and the bridge deck is 23 meters wide. It is the only three-tower inverted Y-shaped single cable plane concrete stiffened cable-stayed bridge on the Yangtze River. Its span is the highest in the world among similar bridges. During the construction of the bridge, 20 new technologies, new materials and new processes have been used, including Hengshui Rubber Co., Ltd. "Hengli" brand rubber bearings.

　　The total investment was 610 million yuan. Construction began on November 28, 1998, and was opened to traffic at the end of 2001. The total length is 3246 meters, the main bridge is 936 meters long, and the bridge deck is 23 meters wide. It is the only three-tower inverted Y-shaped single cable plane concrete stiffened cable-stayed bridge on the Yangtze River. Its span is the highest in the world among similar bridges. During the construction of the bridge, 20 new technologies, new materials and new processes have been used, including Hengshui Rubber Co., Ltd. "Hengli" brand rubber bearings.

　　The Yiling Yangtze River Bridge project won the "Luban Award" in 2002 and the "Zhan Tianyou Cup" in 2004. Li Peng personally nominated the bridge.