General Information
| Name in local language: | 钱塘江大桥 (Qiántáng Jiāng dàqiáo) |
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| Other name(s): | Chien Tang River Bridge |
| Beginning of works: | 8 August 1934 |
| Completion: | 26 September 1937 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
upper deck: Road bridge lower deck: Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 30° 11' 43.66" N 120° 8' 4.46" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1 072 m | |
| deck width | 9.1 m | |
| number of spans | 16 |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Qiantang River Bridge (Chinese: 钱塘江大桥) is a road and railway bridge across the Qiantang River at Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, China.
History
The bridge was designed by Mao Yisheng and built by Dorman Long. Construction, which started on 8 August 1934 was completed on 29 September 1937. It is a two-tier truss bridge with 16 spans and is 1,072 metres long.
On 17 November 1937, during the Battle of Shanghai, the Bridge Construction Office were ordered to make preparations to blow up the bridge to delay the advancing Imperial Japanese Army.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Qiantang River Bridge" and modified on 23 May 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.
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20/05/2020
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