The Huangpu Bridge carries expressway traffic over two branches of the
Pearl River
The Pearl River, also known by its Chinese name Zhujiang or Zhu Jiang in Mandarin pinyin or Chu Kiang and formerly often known as the , is an extensive river system in southern China. The name "Pearl River" is also often used as a catch-all ...
in
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
,
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
, China. The bridge is a combined
suspension
Suspension or suspended may refer to:
Science and engineering
* Suspension (topology), in mathematics
* Suspension (dynamical systems), in mathematics
* Suspension of a ring, in mathematics
* Suspension (chemistry), small solid particles suspend ...
and
cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern o ...
. The suspension bridge portion crosses the south western channel and has a main span of .
the suspension bridge span is one of the
ten longest in China and among the
20 longest in the world. The cable stayed portion spans over the north east channel with a high pylon.
The total length of the bridge is . Construction of the bridge began in December 2003 and it was opened for traffic in December 2008. The bridge carries traffic on the
G0425 Guangzhou–Macau Expressway
The Guangzhou–Macau Expressway (), designated as G0425 and commonly referred to as the Guang'ao Expressway () is an expressway that connects the cities of Guangzhou, Guangdong, and Macau, a Special administrative regions of China, Special Adm ...
and the
G1508 Guangzhou Ring Expressway.
See also
*
List of bridges in China
This list of bridges in China includes notable bridges. China has a long history in bridge construction. The oldest bridge still in existence in China is the Anji Bridge, constructed during the years between 595 and 605.
During the infrastructu ...
*
List of longest suspension bridge spans
The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e. the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspen ...
*
List of tallest bridges in the world
This list of tallest bridges includes bridges with a structural height of at least . The of a bridge is the maximum vertical distance from the uppermost part of a bridge, such as the top of a bridge tower, to the lowermost exposed part of the br ...
References
External links
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En.ccccltd.cnKoti.kontu.laOnlinelibrary.wiley.comCrbbi.com
Suspension bridges in China
Bridges in Guangzhou
Bridges over the Pearl River (China)
Bridges completed in 2008
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