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This list ranks China's bridges by the length of main span. Only bridges with a main span of 700 metres (2,300 ft) or greater are included. Longest spans Image N° ...
This list of bridges in China includes notable bridges. China has a long history in bridge construction. The oldest bridge still in existence in China is the Anji Bridge, constructed during the years between 595 and 605. During the infrastructure boom of the past two decades, bridge-building has proceeded at a rapid pace on a vast scale.
The Duge Bridge (), also called the Beipanjiang Bridge, is a four-lane cable-stayed bridge on the border between the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan in China. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It spans the deep gorge of the Nizhu River (a tributary of the Beipan ), near the town of Duge.
Construction was completed in 2010 and the bridge opened in 2011. Employing 10,000 people, the project took four years and cost about $8.5 billion. [1] The bridge currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest bridge in the world in any category as of June 2011. [3] [4]
The Main Bridge, the largest part of the HZMB project, is a bridge-tunnel system constructed by the mainland Chinese authorities. [34] It connects Zhuhai-Macao Port Artificial Island, an artificial island housing the Boundary Crossing Facilities (BCF) for both mainland China and Macau in the west, to the Hong Kong Link Road in the east.
The bridge has nine pairs of cables. The Qiansimen Bridge has the longest stay cable of both bridges, measuring 256.85 metres (843 feet) long. [1] The bridge was shortlisted for an award by the Institution of Structural Engineers. [4] The substructure was built by China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group Co. Ltd.
List of largest bridges in China; M. List of crossings of the Mekong River; S. List of bridges in Sichuan; Y. Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River; Z.
People's Republic of China bridge (structure) stubs (141 P) Pages in category "Bridges in China" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.