The Taiping Sky Bridge () is a
suspension bridge in
Meishan Township
Meishan (; Sichuanese Pinyin: Mi2san1; Sichuanese Mandarin, local pronunciation: ; ), formerly known as Meizhou () or Qingzhou (), is a prefecture-level city with 2,955,219 inhabitants as of 2020 census whom 1,232,648 lived in the built-up (or me ...
,
Chiayi County
Chiayi County ( Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan.
Name
The former Chinese placename wa ...
,
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 ...
. It is the longest suspension bridge in Taiwan.
History
The bridge was inaugurated on 20 August 2017 in a ceremony attended by
Chiayi Magistrate Helen Chang
Helen Chang or Chang Hua-kuan (; born 7 July 1954) is a Taiwanese politician. She has served as the Magistrate of Chiayi County since 20 December 2009.
Early life
Chang obtained her bachelor's degree in business administration from National Ch ...
. It then opened on 23 September 2017.
Architecture
The bridge spans over a length of 281 meters with a height of about 1,000 meters above sea level.
The bridge is decorated with lamps which are lighted up differently every evening following the colors of the rainbow.
See also
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Transportation in Taiwan
Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, ...
References
2017 establishments in Taiwan
Bridges completed in 2017
Suspension bridges in Chiayi County
Tourist attractions in Chiayi County
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