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Haicang Bridge () is a
suspension bridge A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridges, which lack vertical ...
located in
Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong' ...
,
Fujian Province Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...
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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
. Built in 1999, it has a main span of 648 meters. Haicang Bridge is a very important bridge that links
Xiamen Island Xiamen Island, alternately known as Amoy Island from its Hokkien pronunciation, is an island in southeastern Fujian, China, on the Taiwan Strait. It is administered by the People's Republic of China as the Huli and Siming urban districts of ...
(where the city center is located) with the city's
Haicang District Haicang () is one of the six county-level districts of Xiamen, People's Republic of China, and one of the four located on the mainland proper, as opposed to on Xiamen Island. History Haicang has always been the port of call for incoming trade ...
located on the mainland.


Nearby Attractions

* Dong'an Tourist Area * Bridge Museum * Huoshao Islet Fun Island * Youth Science Museum * Xi'an Park * Mt. Taiping Leisure Resort Area


See also

* List of longest suspension bridge spans


External links

* Suspension bridges in China Bridges completed in 1999 Bridges in Fujian Buildings and structures in Xiamen Cross-sea bridges in China 1999 establishments in China {{PRChina-bridge-struct-stub