The Xiamen Zhangzhou Bridge is a bridge across the
Jiulong River
The Jiulong River, formerly known as the Longjiang or Zhangjiang, is the largest rivers of China, river in southern Fujian and the second largest in the province. It has a length of and a basin of . Like all Fujianese rivers Ting River, but ...
estuary as the river enters
Xiamen Bay
Xiamen Bay, formerly known as Amoy Bay, is a partially enclosed bay off the coast of Xiamen in China's Fujian Province. It is bound by the Kinmen Islands and the Taiwan Strait.
Geography
The bay is formed by down-faulted depressed block of und ...
.
The bridge's main
cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern ...
span is long, the
ninth longest in the world. The cable stayed section is supported by two high towers. Construction of the bridge began in August 2009. The bridge was opened in May, 2013.
The bridge carries traffic between the
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 ...
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'an ...
to the north of the bay and
Longhai,
Zhangzhou
Zhangzhou (), alternately romanized as Changchow, is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, China. The prefecture around the city proper comprises the southeast corner of the province, facing the Taiwan Strait and surrounding the prefect ...
to the south. It has six lanes of traffic and a speed limit of . The bridge has reduced the travel time across the bay from 2 hours down to 30 minutes.
See also
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List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans
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List of tallest bridges in the world
This list of tallest bridges includes bridges with a structural height of at least . The of a bridge is the maximum vertical distance from the uppermost part of a bridge, such as the top of a bridge tower, to the lowermost exposed part of the br ...
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List of longest bridges in the world
This is a list of the world's longest bridges that are more than in length sorted by their full length above land and water. The main span is the longest span without any ground support.
'' Note: There is no standard way to measure the total l ...
References
External links
Bridges in Fujian
Bridges completed in 2013
Cable-stayed bridges in China
Toll bridges in China
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