- Ting Kau Bridge
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bridge_name= Ting Kau Bridge
汀九橋
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crosses=Rambler Channel
locale=Tsing Yi Island andTing Kau
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design=Cable-stayed bridge
mainspan= 448 and 475 meters
length= 1,177 meters
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long=Ting Kau Bridge (zh-tspcy|t=汀九橋|s=汀九桥|p=Tīngjiǔ Qiáo|cy=ding1 gau2 kiu4) is a 1,177 m long
cable-stayed bridge inHong Kong that spans from the northwest ofTsing Yi Island andTuen Mun Road . It is adjacent toTsing Ma Bridge which also serves as major connector between theHong Kong International Airport onLantau Island and the rest of Hong Kong. It was completed in1998 . The bridge is toll-free.The bridge is part of
Route 3 , connecting North-westNew Territories withHong Kong Island . Other major infrastructures on the road includesTai Lam Tunnel ,Cheung Tsing Tunnel ,Cheung Tsing Bridge andWestern Harbour Crossing . Compared to the nearby bridges onLantau Link , Ting Kau Bridge is not just a landmark structure but also carries the heaviest traffic volume of the bridges, with many container trucks travelling to and from mainland China and the HK container port. A chromatic study and specially designed architectural lighting are intended to set the bridge off in its surroundings.Ting Kau Bridge is the world's first major 4-span cable-stayed bridge. This meant that the central tower had to be stabilised longitudinally, the problem being solved using the longest (465 metres) cable stays ever used in a bridge. The design of this bridge contains special features such as single leg towers, which are stabilised by transverse cables just like masts of a
sailboat . The Ting Kau Bridge and approach viaducts link the western New Territories and the mainland to an expressway called Lantau Fixed Crossing, which connects the new Airport withKowloon andHong Kong . It meets the Lantau Fixed Crossing on Tsing Yi Island only 500 m from the Tsing Ma Bridge.The Ting Kau Bridge and Approach Viaduct are 1,875 metres long while the triple tower bridge has an overall length of 1,177 metres. Three towers have been specially designed to withstand extreme
wind andtyphoon conditions, with heights of 170 metres, 194 metres, and 158 metres, located on the Ting Kau headland, on a reclaimed island inRambler Channel (which spans 900 metres wide) and on the north-west Tsing Yi shoreline respectively.The arrangement of separate decks on both sides of the 3 towers contributes to the slender appearance of the bridge while acting favourably under heavy wind and
typhoon loads. Each deck carries 3 traffic lanes and a hard shoulder.At a design & construction cost of HK$1.94 billion, it is one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the world. Along with the Tsing Ma and Kap Shui Mun bridges, it is closely monitored by the
Wind and Structural Health Monitoring System (WASHMS).Ting Kau Contractors Joint Venture designed and built Ting Kau Bridge between 1994 and 1998. The joint venture comprised lead partners Cubiertas Y Mzov (22%) and Entrecanales Y Tavora (22%), both of Spain (now both part of Acciona, S.A); Germany's Ed. Züblin (22%); Australia's Downer and Co (22%); and Hong Kong's Paul Y (12%) [ [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000078 Structurae database] ] .
Measurements
*Total Length: 1,177 m
*Length of main spans: 448 m and 475 m
*Main Tower Height: 201.55 m
*Ting Kau Tower Height: 173.30 m
*Tsing Yi Tower Height: 164.30 m
*Deck surface: 46,000 m²
*Deck cable steel: 2,800 tonnes
*Structural steel deck: 8,900 tonnes
*Weight of concrete panels 29,000 tonnes
*Distance of wind give: 0.5 metres
*Reinforcement deck: 90 kg/m²
*Reinforcement towers: 200 kg/m²
*Spans: 127 + 448 + 475 + 127 m
*Number of stay cables: 384
*Movements
**Vertical at mid-span: 1.6 metres
**Lateral at mid-span: 0.4 metres
**Longitudinal at End Pier or Tsing Yi Abutment: 390 millimetresReferences
See also
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Transportation in Hong Kong
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