Qingzhou Bridge or Minjiang Bridge ( Chinese 青州 大桥 ) - a bridge crossing the Minjiang River, located on the territory of Fuzhou City District; The 24th longest cable-stayed bridge in the world (18th in China). It is part of the G15 Shenyang - Haikou and S1531 Fuzhou — Changle Highways.
| Qingzhou bridge | |
|---|---|
 bridge and minjiang river | |
| Official name | Chinese 青州 大桥 |
| Application area | car |
| Crosses | minjiang river |
| Location |  China Fujiang , Fuzhou Mawai - Changle |
| Design | |
| Type of construction | cable-stayed |
| Main span | 605 m |
| total length | 1,193 m |
| Bridge width | 29 m |
| Lanes | 6 |
| Exploitation | |
| Start of construction | 1998 year |
| Opening | December 28, 2002 |
Feature
The bridge connects the western and eastern banks of the Minjiang River at the border of the Mawei District and Changle City County of Fuzhou City, connecting the Changle Satellite City Economic Zone and Fuzhou Changle International Airport with directly urban areas.
Length - 1,193 m. The bridge is represented by a two-pylon [1] cable-stayed bridge with a main span of 605 m in length and two sections of the beam structure on both sides. Additional spans of the cable-stayed section of 250 m on both sides and two of 40 m of beam structure. The height of the main tower supports is 175.5 m, where 130 m is part above the roadway. The tower supports of the bridge are in the form of the letter A. The main span rises 43 m above the river.
It has 6 lanes (three in both directions) with an allowable speed of 80 km / h.
The bridge design was developed by the Bridge Reconnaissance and Design Institute . The bridge was built between 1998 and 2001 by Shanghai Construction Engineering Group . Technologically, the bridge was built on the principle of the Xuypu Bridge in Shanghai.
Notes
- ↑ two bridge tower supports