The Huangpu (), formerly romanized as Whangpoo, is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...

flowing north through

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

The Bund The Bund or Waitan (, Shanghainese romanization: ''Nga3thae1'', , ) is a waterfront area and a protected historical district in central Shanghai. The area centers on a section of Zhongshan Road (East Zhongshan Road No.1) within the former Shan ...

and

Lujiazui Lujiazui, also known under its Shanghainese name Lohkatse (, , lit. meaning " he Lu family's mouth"), is a locality in Shanghai, a peninsula formed by a bend in the Huangpu River. Since the early 1990s, Lujiazui has been developed specifically ...

are located along the Huangpu River. Shanghai China 9Mar2018 SkySat

The Huangpu is the biggest river in central Shanghai, with the Suzhou Creek being its major tributary. It is on average wide and deep, and divides the city into two regions:

Puxi Puxi ( Chinese: , p ''Pǔxī'', Shanghainese ''Phu上-shi平'', lit "Huangpu West Bank") is the historic center of Shanghai, China, and remains the home of approximately 48% of Shanghai's residents in an area of 288 km². ''Puxi'' is distin ...

("west of Huangpu"), the traditional

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, and

Pudong Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic cit ...

("east of Huangpu").

Bridges

* Fengpu Bridge *

Lupu Bridge The Lupu Bridge (), named after Luwan District, is a through arch bridge over the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, connecting the city's Huangpu and Pudong districts. It is the world's third longest steel arch bridge, after the Ping'nan Third B ...

, opened 2003. *

Minpu Bridge The Minpu Bridge () is a double-decker cable-stayed bridge over the Huangpu River in Minhang District, Shanghai, China. The bridge is in length, with a main span of and a height of . It opened to traffic on 11 January 2010. The upper deck of the ...

* Minpu Bridge No. 2 **The lower deck of this bridge carries Line 5 across the Huangpu River. This is the first line of the Shanghai Metro to cross the river via a bridge. *

Nanpu Bridge The Nanpu Bridge (), in Shanghai, China, sister bridge to the Yangpu Bridge, is one of the main bridges in Shanghai. The cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support ...

, opened 1991. * Songpu Bridge, opened 1975 railway, 1976 highway. * Songpu Bridge No. 2 * Songpu Bridge No. 3 *

Xupu Bridge The Xupu Bridge (), is a cable-stayed bridge over the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, so named because it connects the city's Xuhui and Pudong districts. It opened in 1997 and carries 8 lanes of the S20 Outer Ring Expressway. See also * List o ...

, opened 1997. *

Yangpu Bridge The Yangpu Bridge () is a sister bridge to the Nanpu Bridge, both crossing the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. Yangpu is among the world's longest bridges, with a total length of 8354 meters. Its longest span of 602 m makes it one of the longe ...

, opened 1993. The following roadways, highways, and railways also cross the Huangpu River via a bridge: *

G1503 Shanghai Ring Expressway The Shanghai Ring Expressway (), designated G1503, formerly designated as A30 and G1501, and also known as the Shanghai Suburb Ring Expressway (), is a that encircles Shanghai, a direct-controlled municipality in the People's Republic of China. It ...

G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway The Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway (), commonly referred to as the ''Huyu Expressway'' () is an east-west bound expressway that connects the cities of Shanghai, China in Yangtze River Delta, and Chongqing in western China. The expressway runs thr ...

G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway The Shanghai–Kunming Expressway (), commonly referred to as the ''Hukun Expressway'' () is an expressway that connects the cities of Shanghai, China, and Kunming, Yunnan. It is in length. The entire route forms part of Asian Highway 3. Route Th ...

* Zhufeng Highway * Huqingping Highway * Shanghai–Hangzhou railway

Tunnels

A number lines of the Shanghai Metro cross underneath the river, including Line 12, Line 4, Line 2, Line 9, Line 4 (twice), Line 8, Line 13, and Line 11 (from north to south geographically). There are several roadways which cross the Huangpu river via a tunnel, including: *

Bund Sightseeing Tunnel The Bund Sightseeing Tunnel is a tunnel connecting the Shanghai Bund and Pudong in Shanghai, China. Overview The line has a total length of 646.7 meters, with two stations and 14 cars (as of 2010). Construction started in 1998 and trial operatio ...

Dalian Road tunnel Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the ...

Dapu Road tunnel The Dapu Road Tunnel (), formerly Huangpu River Tunnel or Project 651, is a road tunnel that runs under the Huangpu River in the city of Shanghai, China. It connects Huangpu District, Shanghai, Huangpu District on the Puxi side of Shanghai with Pu ...

East Fuxing Road tunnel East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

* East Yan'an Road tunnel * Jiangpu Road tunnel (planned) * Jungong Road tunnel * Longyao Road tunnel * Lujiabang Road tunnel (planned) * Luoxiu Road tunnel (planned) *

Nenjiang Road tunnel Nenjiang () may refer to: * Nen River, major tributary of the Songhua River in Heilongjiang, China * Nenjiang City, city in Heilongjiang ** Nenjiang Town, seat of Nenjiang City ** Nenjiang Prefecture, former prefecture * Nenjiang Province Nunkia ...

(planned) * Outer Ring Road tunnel * Renmin Road tunnel * Shangzhong Road tunnel * South Hongmei Road tunnel * South Wanping Road tunnel (planned) * South Xizang Road tunnel * West Changjiang Road tunnel (under construction) * Xiangyin Road tunnel * Xinjian Road tunnel * Yinxing Road tunnel (planned) * Zhoujiazui Road tunnel (planned)

Ferries

There are currently several ferry lines operated by Shanghai Ferry. Numerous tour boats also ply the harbour in the

Bridges

Tunnels

Ferries

See also

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