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The Waibaidu Bridge (Chinese: 外白渡桥; pinyin: Wàibáidù Qiáo; Shanghainese: Ngabahdu Jio), called the Garden Bridge in English, is the first all-steel bridge, [3] and the only surviving example of a camelback truss bridge, in China.
The Nine-turn bridge (Chinese: 九曲桥) or Zigzag bridge is one of the features of Chinese Gardens, where the bridge is designed to turn several times, so one can enjoy viewing different scenes. The bridge is usually made of stones or concrete with decorated guard rails , and the angles of the turns can be at right angles, at any other angle ...
The Huajiang Canyon Bridge (Chinese: 花江峡谷大桥), is a suspension bridge under construction in Guizhou province, China. The bridge crosses the Beipan River as it passes through the deep Huajiang Canyon. Upon completion, it will be the world's highest bridge, measuring 625 metres (2,051 ft) from the bridge deck to the bottom of the gorge.
FILE - The logo for Country Garden developer is seen near a Country Garden One World City project under construction on the outskirts of Beijing on Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File ...
The bridge was opened in September 2020 and was visited by 200,000 people by November 2020. [2] Ruyi Bridge was designed by structural steel expert, He Yunchang and made to resemble jade ruyi, which is a Chinese symbol for good fortune. [3] It is a two level 100 m long (330 ft) glass bridge which is 140 m (460 ft) above the ground.
The construction also involved the preservation of Garden Bridge as it is a social and cultural landmark in Chinatown. Initially, there were plans to dismantle the bridge due to the columns and foundations being in the way of MRT works, [13] but the LTA reversed its decision and decided to underpin the bridge using massive steel trusses ...
The bridge was built as part of an expressway from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality to Changsha. [2] The bridge is famous for the view it offers those crossing it. [3] With a main span of 1,146 metres (3,760 ft) and a deck height of 336 metres (1,102 ft), [4] as of 2013, it is the thirteenth-highest bridge in the world and the world's ...
The bridge carries approximately 80,000 vehicles and 190 trains per day. The bridge was completed and open for traffic in 1968. It was the third bridge over the Yangtze after the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge and the Chongqing Baishatuo Yangtze River Bridge. It was the first heavy bridge designed and built using Chinese expertise.