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Qiongzhou Bridge

Qiongzhou Bridge
琼州大桥
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Coordinates 20°01′07″N 110°23′03″E / 20.018605°N 110.384192°E / 20.018605; 110.384192Coordinates: 20°01′07″N 110°23′03″E / 20.018605°N 110.384192°E / 20.018605; 110.384192
Crosses Nandu River
Locale Haikou, Hainan, China
Other name(s) Nandu Bridge
Nandu Ninth Bridge
Characteristics
Design Tubular tied-arch
Material Steel
Total length 1,396.98 metres (4,583.3 ft)
Width 23 metres (75 ft)
History
Designer Provincial Highway Survey and Design Institute of the Highway Ministry of Science Institute
Engineering design by Seventh Engineering, China Railway Bridge Bureau Group Co., Ltd
Construction cost 200 million yuan (32.3 million USD)
Opened May 12, 2003
Qiongzhou Bridge is located in Hainan
Qiongzhou Bridge
Qiongzhou Bridge
Location in Hainan

Qiongzhou Bridge (Chinese: 琼州大桥), also known as the Nandu Bridge and the Nandu Ninth Bridge, spans the Nandu River,Hainan Province, China. Opened on May 12, 2003 at a cost of 200 million yuan (32.3 million USD), it serves as the main bridge from Haikou city to Haikou Meilan International Airport. It crosses the Nandu River at the east end of Guoxing Avenue.

The bridge replaces the 5 kilometer away, partially collapsed Nandu River Iron Bridge.

This is a tied-arch bridge comprising five tubular steel arches mounted on six concrete foundations. The total width is 23 metres (75 ft) with a span of 1,396.98 metres (4,583.3 ft). It is a two-way bridge with each direction having two lanes for cars and trucks. The two directions of traffic are separated by a steel pipe mounted approximately 50 cm above the deck. There is also a lane for two-wheel vehicles and, beside that, an outermost lane for pedestrian traffic which is raised above the deck by about 50 cm. These two lanes are separated from the main traffic roads by a physical, concrete barrier and the points where the arches enter the deck.


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