8月23日，出席开工仪式的领导和嘉宾为灌河大桥奠基。当日，位于江苏连云港和盐城两市交界处的灌河大桥开工建设。灌河大桥是临海高等级公路的关键节点工程，桥址距灌河入海口7公里。这一特大型桥梁全长7.644公里，其中主桥长4.366公里，设计为双塔双索面半漂浮体系组合梁斜拉桥，桥面设双向6车道。大桥全线采用一级公路标准，设计速度每小时100公里，工程概算投资15.43亿元，计划工期4年。灌河大桥的建设，将对提升沿海大通道的通行效率、推动苏北沿海开发、促进该地区经济更快融入长三角发挥重要作用。新华社记者 孙参 摄     On August 23,，Attend the ceremony leaders and guests for irrigation river bridge foundation。On that day，Is located in jiangsu lianyungang and yancheng two city border irrigation river bridge construction commencement。Irrigation river bridge is the key to the high grade highway engineering node，Bridge site distance irrigation river estuary 7 kilometers。The extra large bridge measures 7.644 kilometres，Main of 4.366 kilometers long，Design for the twin towers ShuangSuoMian half floating system composite cable-stayed bridge，Bridge deck a two-way 6 lane。The bridge using level highway standard，Design speed of 100 kilometers per hour，Engineering budget estimate investment of 1.543 billion yuan，Project time limit 4 years。Irrigation river bridge construction，To improve the efficiency of coastal vomitorium traffic、To promote the development of jiangsu province coast、To promote the region economy to faster into the long triangle play an important role。Xinhua news agency reporters SunCan perturbation

    8月23日，工程机械在大桥开工仪式现场集结，准备投入建设施工。新华社记者 孙参 摄     On August 23,，Construction machinery in the bridge was the ceremony，Ready for construction。Xinhua news agency reporters SunCan perturbation