Design Tubular tied-arch Width 23 metres (75 ft) Total length 1,397 m | Material Steel Opened 12 May 2003 Bridge type Tied-arch bridge | |
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Other name(s) Nandu BridgeNandu Ninth Bridge Address Qiongzhou Bridge, Qiongshan Qu, Haikou Shi, Hainan Sheng, China, 570000 Similar Haikou Century Bridge, Nandu River Iron Bridge, Baishamen Lighthouse, Temple of the Five Lords, Baishamen Park | ||
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.
Description
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.