Sai Van Bridge is a

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 ...

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, inaugurated on December 19, 2004. The bridge measures long and is the third one to cross the Praia Grande Bay connecting

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and

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. It features a double-deck design, with an enclosed lower deck to be used in the event of strong typhoons when the other two bridges connecting Taipa and Macau Peninsula, namely

Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho The Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge, also known as the Macau–Taipa Bridge, is a dual-lane two-way bridge connecting Macau Peninsula near Casino Lisboa and the island of Taipa at the northern slope of Taipa Pequena (Small Taipa Hill) cross ...

and

Ponte de Amizade The Amizade Bridge is a four-lane, two-way bridge in Macau that connects Macau Peninsula near the Reservatório and Taipa Island at Pac On. Built after the Macau–Taipa Bridge, it is the second one that connects the peninsula and Taipa acros ...

, are closed. Space is also reserved in the lower deck the

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, which is expected to start running across the bridge by 2024.

References

External links

MGTO – Sightseeing
Brief introduction to the bridge by Macau Government Tourist Office *Administrative Regulation No. 21/2005, "Sai Van Bridge Regulation" �
in Chinese
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in Portuguese
via the official website of the Printing Bureau. Sai Van Sai Van Sai Van Transport in Macau 2004 establishments in Macau {{Asia-bridge-struct-stub

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