General Information
| Name in local language: | 虎门大桥 (Hǔmén Dàqiáo) |
|---|---|
| Completion: | 9 June 1997 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
main navigation channel bridge: Suspension bridge auxiliary navigation channel bridge: Haunched girder bridge |
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| Support conditions: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! main navigation channel bridge: Steel bridge auxiliary navigation channel bridge: Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Construction method: |
Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! auxiliary navigation channel bridge: Balanced cantilever method |
Location
| Location: |
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Dongguan, Guangdong, China |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 22° 47' 58.43" N 113° 37' 12.17" E |
| Coordinates: | 22° 46' 53.62" N 113° 35' 35.76" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 3 618 m | |
| auxiliary navigation channel bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| main span | 270 m | |
| bridge surface | 17 670 m² | |
| main navigation channel bridge | ||
| main span | 888 m | |
| bridge surface | 26 640 m² | |
| cables | sag | 84.6 m |
| deck | deck width | 35.6 m |
| girder depth | 3.0 m | |
| pylons | height | ca. 148 m |
| pylon height (above deck) | ca. 90 m | |
Quantities
| auxiliary navigation channel bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| substructure | concrete volume | 26 500 m³ |
| superstructure | concrete volume | 24 800 m³ |
| main navigation channel bridge | ||
| substructure | structural steel | 7 300 t |
| concrete volume | 150 700 m³ | |
| superstructure | structural steel | 20 950 t |
| concrete volume | 1 600 m³ | |
Design Loads
| wind load | 61 m/s |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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|---|---|
| pylons |
prestressed concrete
reinforced concrete |
| deck of main bridge |
steel
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Participants
Construction
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1999): Bridge Engineering Handbook. CRC Press, Boca Raton (USA), pp. 63-25.
- (2009): China's Major Bridges. Presented at: IABSE Workshop: Recent Major Bridges, Shanghai, China, 11-12 May 2009, pp. 1-24.
- (2001): Engineering Control of HuMen Suspension Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Conference: Cable-Supported Bridges - Challenging Technical Limits, Seoul, South Korea, 12-14 June 2001, pp. 102-109.
- (1998): The Humen Pearl River Bridge, China. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 8, n. 2 (May 1998), pp. 93-95.
- (1998): Hydraulic lifting of steel box-girders for Humen Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, Kobe, Japan, September 1998, pp. 375-376.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20001896 - Published on:
31/08/2001 - Last updated on:
22/12/2021