Danjiang Bridge

Danjiang Bridge
淡江大橋
Carries Motor vehicles, Light rail, Pedestrians
Crosses Tamsui River
Locale New Taipei, Taiwan
Maintained by Directorate General of Highways, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)
Characteristics
Design Single-tower, asymmetric, cable-stayed bridge
Material Concrete, Steel
Total length 920 metres (3,020 ft)
Width 44 metres (144 ft)
Height 175 metres (574 ft)
Longest span 450 metres (1,480 ft)
Clearance below 20 metres (66 ft)
History
Architect Zaha Hadid Architects
Engineering design by Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Leonhardt Andra und Partner Beratende Ingenieure
Construction begin October 17, 2014
Construction end 2020 (estimated)

The Danjiang Bridge (Chinese: 淡江大橋; pinyin: Dànjiāng Dàqiáo) is a proposed road and light rail bridge spanning the mouth of the Tamsui River, which will link Bali and Tamsui in New Taipei City, Taiwan.[1][2]

The bridge was designed by architect Dame Zaha Hadid. It will be a single-tower, asymmetric cable-stayed bridge with a 920 metres (3,020 ft) long road, rail and pedestrian deck supported by a single 175-metre-high pylon. When completed, the bridge will be the longest single-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world.

History

The bridge was commissioned by the Directorate General of Highways, and was designed to provide connection to the national highway system and to ease congestion on the Guandu Bridge that is situated further upriver. The construction of the bridge will also facilitate the expansion of the Danhai Light Rail Line, part of the city light rail public transport system. Zaha Hadid Architects in collaboration with Sinotech Engineering Consultants and Leonhardt Andra und Partner Beratende Ingenieure have won an international competition to design the Danjiang Bridge.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Danjiang Bridge is expected to draw 300K residents to Tamsui". The China Post. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Second phase of new Danjiang Bridge over Tamsui River begins". The China Post. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  3. ↑ Sian Johnson (18 Aug 2015). "Zaha Hadid’s world first bridge design wins competition". Architecture Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

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