Crosses Nandu River Design Cable-stayed bridge Longest span 395 metres (1,296 ft) Total length 2,683 m Province Hainan | Locale Haikou, Hainan, China Width 29.8 metres (98 ft) Opened 1 August 2003 Location Haikou Body of water Nandu River | |
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Address China, Hainan Sheng, Haikou Shi, Meilan Qu, 世纪大桥 邮政编码: 570000 Bridge type Cable-stayed bridge, Suspension bridge Similar Temple of the Five Lords, Haikou Bay, Baishamen Park, Wanlvyuan, Haikou Great Hall of the Pe | ||
Haikou Century Bridge (simplified Chinese: 海口世纪大桥; traditional Chinese: 海口世紀大橋; pinyin: Hǎikǒu Shìjì Dàqiáo) is a cable-stayed bridge in Haikou city, the capital of Hainan province in People's Republic of China.
The bridge was built to link the main part of Haikou city to Haidian Island, a district separated from Hainan Island by the Haidian River. Haikou Century Bridge crosses at the mouth of the river approximately 50 metres west of Haikou New Port.
History
The project was started in 1998 and was opened to traffic on August 1, 2003.
Haikou Century Bridge is the largest bridge on Hainan Island spanning 2,683 meters in length and 29.8 meters in width. It is available for automotive traffic only.
The cost of the Century Bridge project was approximately 660 million Renminbi (80 million USD). Part of the cost of the bridge was paid by Japanese banking loans, while other parts were paid by Haikou's city budget. The bridge was built by China Wanbao Engineering Corp.