East China Sea Bridge
Donghai Bridge (Chinese: t 東海大橋, s 东海大桥, p Dōnghǎi Dàqiáo, Wu Tonhe Dujiau lit. "East Sea Bridge") is a Chinese bridge counted among the longest cross-sea bridges in the world. It was completed on December 10, 2005. It has a total length of 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi) and connects mainland Shanghai's Pudong New Area with the offshore Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Zhejiang's Shengsi County. Most of the bridge is a low-level viaduct. There are also cable-stayed sections to allow for the passage of large ships, the largest with a span of 420 metres (1,380 ft). Donghai Bridge is part of the S2 Hulu Expressway.
The bridge has a long and narrow speedway and does not allow vehicles that do not meet the weight requirements.
Projects
On 29 January 2014, Shanghai's urban planning authorities announced that they would build a second bridge combining road and rail to help meet growing transport demands for the Yangshan Deep-Water Port. Plans from 2019 show that this second bridge is proposed to connect Shanghai to Ningbo via Yangshan port.
See also
- Donghai Bridge Wind Farm
- Port of Shanghai
- Hangzhou Bay Bridge
- Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge
- List of bridges by length
- List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans
References
- ^ Yang, Bob. "Combined rail and road bridge to island". ShanghaiDaily.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "东海二桥、S3高速......临港交通将有大变化!_规划". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
External links
- Media related to Donghai Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site in Chinese
- Pictures of the Donghai Bridge