Stonecutters Bridge

Stonecutters Bridge 昂船洲大橋
Bridge from south, 2013
Carries	Route 8
Crosses	Rambler Channel
Locale	Tsing Yi Island and Stonecutters Island
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Total length	1,596 m (5,236 ft)
Height	298 m (978 ft)
Longest span	1,018 m (3,340 ft)
Clearance below	73.5 m (241 ft)
History
Designer	Dissing+Weitling, design competition winner
Engineering design by	Ove Arup & Partners
Construction begin	April 2004
Construction end	7 April 2009
Opened	20 December 2009
Statistics
Toll	Free of charge

Stonecutters Bridge is a high level cable-stayed bridge which spans the Rambler Channel in Hong Kong, connecting Nam Wan Kok, Tsing Yi island and Stonecutters Island. The bridge deck was completed on 7 April 2009, making this the second longest cable-stayed span in the world at the time of its completion, and opened to traffic on 20 December 2009.

The approaches at Tsing Yi and Stonecutters Island are located near Container Terminal 9 and Container Terminal 8, respectively. Construction commenced on 27 April 2004 by Maeda-Hitachi-Yokogawa-Hsin Chong JV (a joint venture of Maeda Corporation, Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Yokogawa Bridge Corporation, and Hsin Chong). It cost HK$2.76 billion. It was reported to be over budget.

The bridge is part of Hong Kong's Route 8, connecting Sha Tin, Cheung Sha Wan, Tsing Yi island, Ma Wan and Lantau Island. Other major constructions along the route are Nam Wan Tunnel (completed in 2008), Eagle's Nest Tunnel (completed in 2008), Sha Tin Heights Tunnel (completed in 2008), Tsing Ma Bridge (completed in 1997) and Kap Shui Mun Bridge (completed in 1997).

As a result of the interesting challenges and extreme difficulty in constructing this bridge, the project was featured on two of the Discovery Channel's Extreme Engineering series on 1 November 2006 and 27 April 2009.