Huangpu Bridge

Huangpu Bridge 黄埔大桥
Coordinates
Carries	8 lanes of G4W Guang'ao Expressway
Crosses	Pearl River
Locale	Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Characteristics
Design	Suspension bridge and Cable-stayed bridge
Total length	7,016 metres (23,018 ft)
Width	41.69 metres (136.8 ft)
Height	201 metres (659 ft)
Longest span	1,108 metres (3,635 ft)
History
Construction begin	23 December 2003
Opened	December 2008
Huangpu Bridge Location in Guangdong

The Huangpu Bridge carries expressway traffic over two branches of the Pearl River in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The bridge is a combined suspension and cable-stayed bridge. The suspension bridge portion crosses the south western channel and has a main span of 1,108 metres (3,635 ft). As of 2012 the suspension bridge span is one of the ten longest in China and among the 20 longest in the world. The cable stayed portion spans 383 metres (1,257 ft) over the north east channel. At 201 metres (659 ft) high the pylon on the cable-stayed section is one of the tallest bridge pylons in the world.

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Elevation of the Huangpu Bridge

The total length of the bridge is 7,016 metres (23,018 ft). Construction of the bridge began in December 2003 and it was opened for traffic in December 2008. The bridge carries traffic on the G4W Guangzhou–Macau Expressway.

See also

• List of longest suspension bridge spans
• List of tallest bridges in the world
• List of largest bridges in China

External links

• Huangpu Bridge at Structurae
• En.ccccltd.cn
• Koti.kontu.la
• Onlinelibrary.wiley.com
• Crbbi.com