The New Taipei 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 someth ...
in
Sanchong District,
New Taipei
New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, b ...
,
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 no ...
. It spans over
Erchong Floodway
The Erchong Floodway () is a major flood control channel of the Tamsui River in New Taipei, Taiwan.
Description
The Erchong Floodway is approximately long and between and wide covering an area of about in the centre of the Taipei metrop ...
.
Technical specifications
The highest point of the bridge stands at 135.75 meters (around the height of a 40-storey highrise building).
Transportation
The bridge is accessible north from
Sanchong Station and west from
Xianse Temple Station of
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondo ...
.
Gallery
File:New_Taipei_Bridge.jpg, New Taipei Bridge at night.
File:View_of_New_Taipei_Bridge_and_sunset_skyline_2014.jpg, View of New Taipei Bridge and sunset skyline of Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...
in 2014.
File:P11Pylon.jpg, New Taipei Bridge under construction in 2009.
File:新北大橋DSC_8410.JPG, Signs on New Taipei Bridge.
File:新北大橋自行車引道。_-_panoramio_-_C.L._Kao_(eddie5150)_(4).jpg, New Taipei Bridge bicycle track.
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
2010 establishments in Taiwan
Bridges completed in 2010
Bridges in New Taipei
Cable-stayed bridges in Taiwan
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