Which cities are connected by Yangtze River shipping through the Three Gorges Dam?

The Three Gorges Dam facilitates inland navigation that allows oceangoing freighters to travel 2,250 km (1,400 miles) inland from Shanghai on the East China Sea to the inland city of Chongqing.1

By creating an immense deepwater reservoir and utilizing five-tier ship locks and a ship lift, the dam enables large vessels of up to 10,000 tons to navigate the Yangtze River as far upriver as Chongqing. This infrastructure integrates inland and coastal ports into a broader transportation network that includes other major cities such as Nanjing and Wuhan.12