Yangpu Bridge
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The Yangpu Bridge in Shanghai
, China
,sister bridge to Nanpu Bridge
, is among the world's longest bridges, with a total length of 8354 meters. Its longest span of 602 m makes it the fourth largest cable-stayed bridge in the world. It carries the Inner Ring Road
from the Yangpu District
in Puxi
to the Pudong
New Area. It was completed in September 1993 and opened in October.
The bridge was designed by the Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute, Shanghai Urban Construction College, and Shanghai Urban Construction Design Institute, with assistance from Holger S. Svensson. It was built by the Shanghai Huangpujiang Bridge Engineering Construction company.
It is a double-tower and double-cable-stayed bridge, with the bridge proper (the part that spans the river)1172m long. Its 30.35m width have altogether six lanes of traffic(3 for each direction).
Its two pylons reach 223 m in height. The highest ship clearance is 48 m, a necessity due to the heavy river traffic.
As of 2006, it carries more than 100,000 vehicles per day across its six lanes.
The two main abutments support high, upside down Y-shaped towers (or pylons) from which the supporting cables are strung from, is a effective and eleagant design, imparting a graciousness that sets it apart from its peers. There are two 2m wide sightseeing sidewalks on both sides of the river.
The bridge was originally unpainted; it was coated with red paint for the millennium. The name Yangpu Bridge (杨浦大桥) inscribed on each pylon was originally hand-written by Deng Xiaoping
.
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
China
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,sister bridge to Nanpu Bridge
Nanpu bridge
The Nanpu Bridge ,in Shanghai, China, sister bridge to the Yangpu Bridge, is one of the main bridges in Shanghai.The cable-stayed bridge was designed by the Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute, Shanghai Urban Construction College, and Shanghai Urban Construction Design Institute, with...
, is among the world's longest bridges, with a total length of 8354 meters. Its longest span of 602 m makes it the fourth largest cable-stayed bridge in the world. It carries the Inner Ring Road
Expressways of Shanghai
Shanghai has an expansive grade-separated highway and expressway network consisting of 14 city elevated and surface expressways, 9 provincial-level expressways, and 8 national-level expressways...
from the Yangpu District
Yangpu District
Yangpu District , meaning "Poplar Bank", is one of the 19 districts in Shanghai. It is located in the northeast of Shanghai, bordering the Huangpu River on the east and south, Hongkou District on the west and Baoshan District in the north. The southern part of Yangpu District is only away from the...
in Puxi
Puxi
Puxi is the historic center of Shanghai, China, and remains the home of approximately 48% of Shanghai's residents in an area of 288 km². Puxi is distinguished from Pudong to its east, which is separated from it by the Huangpu River...
to the Pudong
Pudong
Pudong |Bank]]") is an area of Shanghai, China, located along the east side of the Huangpu River, across from the historic city center of Shanghai in Puxi. Formerly a little-developed agricultural area linked only by ferries, Pudong has grown rapidly since the 1990s and emerged as China's financial...
New Area. It was completed in September 1993 and opened in October.
The bridge was designed by the Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute, Shanghai Urban Construction College, and Shanghai Urban Construction Design Institute, with assistance from Holger S. Svensson. It was built by the Shanghai Huangpujiang Bridge Engineering Construction company.
It is a double-tower and double-cable-stayed bridge, with the bridge proper (the part that spans the river)1172m long. Its 30.35m width have altogether six lanes of traffic(3 for each direction).
Its two pylons reach 223 m in height. The highest ship clearance is 48 m, a necessity due to the heavy river traffic.
As of 2006, it carries more than 100,000 vehicles per day across its six lanes.
The two main abutments support high, upside down Y-shaped towers (or pylons) from which the supporting cables are strung from, is a effective and eleagant design, imparting a graciousness that sets it apart from its peers. There are two 2m wide sightseeing sidewalks on both sides of the river.
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese politician, statesman, and diplomat. As leader of the Communist Party of China, Deng was a reformer who led China towards a market economy...
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