- Xihoumen Bridge
The Xihoumen Bridge is a
suspension bridge built on theZhoushan Archipelago , the largest offshore island group inChina . It was completed ahead of schedule in December 2007, before its scheduled 2008 completion date. [cite web
url=http://www.zhejiang.gov.cn/zjforeign/english/node491/userobject1ai13685.html
title=World's Longest Suspension Bridge with Steel Box Beams Opens to Traffic
publisher=The People's Government of Zhejiang Province
date=2007-12-18
accessdate=2008-02-25] It is the second-longest suspension bridge ranked by the length of the center span.The 5.3
kilometer long suspension bridge has a 2.6 kilometer long main bridge with a central span of 1,650meter s. The approaches total 2.7 kilometers. When it opened there was only one bridge with a larger span, theAkashi-Kaikyo Bridge inJapan . However, there are several other bridges planned or underconstruction that will also be larger.The bridge was built by the province of
Zhejiang , at a cost of 2.48 billion yuan (approximately US$300 million). Construction began in 2005, and the first traffic crossed the bridge on 16 December 2007, at 11:18 a.m., local time.The Xihoumen Bridge links Jintang and
Cezi island s. Another planned bridge, the 27 kilometers longJintang Bridge , will link Jintang Island and Zhenhai of Ningbo. The two bridges are the second phase of a huge project started in 1999, to link the Zhoushan Archipelago with the mainland with five bridges. Construction of the other three bridges has been completed.Notes
External links
*structurae|id=s0015467|title=Xihoumen Suspension Bridge
* [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3381476 Xihoumen bridge images and location at Google Earth]
*cite web
url=http://english.zjol.com.cn/05english/system/2005/03/04/004363639.shtml
title=ZJ to build world's 2nd longest suspension bridge
publisher=Zhejiang Online
date=March 4, 2005
* [http://koti.kontu.la/jvirola/ria-xihoumen.pdf diagrams and artist's depiction]
* [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200503/04/eng20050304_175573.html official announcement in "People's Daily"]
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