Background Informations:
On April 12, 2008 China National Philatelic Corporation issued a first-day cover carrying a two-piece set of special stamps entitled "Suzhou-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge", with a total face value of 2.40 yuan. The stamps are both named "Suzhou-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge".
The Suzhou-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge, located between Suzhou and Nantong in Jiangsu Province and with a total length of 32.4 km, is the largest and most complicated bridge project in China's bridge-building history. Programmed by the Ministry of Communications of China, it is an important passage for national arterial highways to bridge over the Yangtze River, as well as an integral component of the highway framework of Jiangsu Province. This cable-stayed bridge has the world's longest span, deepest foundation, highest tower and longest cable. It is of great significance to perfecting the arterial highway networks of Jiangsu and the country at large, promoting the overall development in areas along the Yangtze River and improving shipping safety in the Yangtze River.
