The Jiaxing-Shaoxing Sea Bridge (simplified Chinese: 嘉绍跨海大桥; traditional Chinese: 嘉紹跨海大橋; pinyin: Jiā Shào Kuà Hǎi Dàqiáo), sometimes shortened to Jiashao Bridge, is the world's longest and widest multi-pylon cable-stayed bridge. From end to end, it stretches 10.14 km (6.3 mi) across the Qiantang River estuary, at Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China. The main bridge is 2,680 m (8,790 ft) long and 55.6 m (182 ft) wide and carries an expressway with eight traffic lanes. Construction started December 2008, and the toll bridge opened for traffic on July 20, 2013.