Jimei Bridge is a highway bridge on the north side of

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. Constructed December 2006, opened to traffic July 1, 2008. It is Xiamen Island's third bridge connecting to the mainland. As the bridge's head is in proximity to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, a tunnel has been built under the

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to prevent the airport operations from being affected. The total length of the bridge is 10.057 kilometers: the bridge proper is 3.82 kilometers, and the tunnel is 1.4 kilometers. The bridge connects to five interchanges, and there are two toll stations. The estimated total investment of the project is 2.955 billion yuan. The average width of Jimei Bridge is 36 metres, making it Xiamen's widest bridge. The bridge deck consists of three parts: three lanes of road in both directions for

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s with a speed limit of 80 km/h, and a two-way two-lane special corridor in the middle for the

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with a speed limit of 60 km/h. Jimei Bridge links roads on the mainland such as Binhai Ave, Tong'an Road and

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with roads on the island such as Island Ring Road, Ludao Avenue, Yunding North Road, Jinshang Road, and Chenggong Avenue. With the exception of the original

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, Xiamen Island has the connections to the mainland of Jimei Bridge, Haicang Bridge,

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, Xinglin Bridge, and Xiang'an Tunnel.

Accident

On 2016 February 29, the plaque written by former Chinese President and

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with the bridge's name broke suddenly, occupying half a lane. No injuries were recorded.

References

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