The Jinde Bridge () is a

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

connecting

Donggang Township Donggang Township or Tungkang Township () is an urban township in west-central Pingtung County, Taiwan. Located on Taiwan's western coastline, along the Taiwan Strait, it has one of Taiwan's largest fishing harbors. Dapeng Bay with its nation ...

and Xinyuan Township in

Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

History

The bridge was opened for traffic in October 2002. On 27 April 2014, the

Pingtung County Government The Pingtung County Government () is the local government of Pingtung County, Taiwan. Organizational structures Departments * Civil Affairs Department * Finance Department * Urban and Rural Development Department * Public Works Department * W ...

organized the bridge lighting ceremony for the bridge.

Technical specification

The bridge crosses the

Donggang River The Donggang River () is a river in Taiwan. It flows through Pingtung County for 44 km. Bridges * Jinde Bridge See also *List of rivers in Taiwan This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are ove ...

for a length of 440 meters and a width of 21.3 meters. Its main span spans over 155 meters and it has a 30-meter high arch.

References

2002 establishments in Taiwan Bridges completed in 2002 Bridges in Pingtung County {{Taiwan-bridge-struct-stub