Stonecutters Bridge
General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2011 |
finalist
for registered users |
|---|
Location
| Location: |
Tsing Yi, Kwai Tsing, Hong Kong, China |
|---|---|
| Part of: | |
| Connects to: |
Ngong Shuen Chau Viaduct (2007)
|
| Coordinates: | 22° 19' 33" N 114° 7' 6" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 1 018 m | |
| length of side spans | 2 × 289 m | |
| deck | deck width | 51 m |
| pylon | pylon height | 293 m |
| dimensions of pylon foot | 24 m × 18 m |
Materials
| deck of main span |
steel
|
|---|---|
| deck of side spans |
concrete
|
| pylon (below deck level) |
concrete
|
| pylon (above deck level) |
concrete with stainless steel skin
|
Chronology
| January 2000 | An International Design Competition is launched. |
|---|---|
| September 2000 | The winning scheme is announced. |
| March 2001 | The design consultancy is awarded. |
| July 2003 | Tender Period. |
| April 2004 | Construction contract is awarded. |
| December 2009 | The bridge is opened to traffic. |
Notes
The concept for the Stonecutters Bridge was selected through an international design competition which took place in year 2000.
Participants
Initial construction (2004-2009)
Owner
Design concept
- Halcrow Group
- Shanghai Construction Engineering Group
-
Dissing+Weitling arkitektfirma a/s
- Poul Ove Jensen (concept designer)
-
Flint & Neill
- Ian Firth (concept designer)
Wind tunnel testing
Structural engineering
Civil engineering
Subconsultant
Checking engineering
Co-contractor
Subcontractor
Steel connections
Mechanical & electrical engineering
(role unknown)
Cable maintenance (2009)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2008): 4000 tonne lift of Stonecutters Bridge steel back-spans, H.K.. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering, v. 161, n. 4 (December 2008), pp. 197-208.
- (2006): Advances in Cable-Supported Bridges. Taylor & Francis, Abingdon-on-Thames (United Kingdom), pp. 261.
- (2010): The Aerodynamic Behaviour of the Deck of Stonecutters Bridge, Hong Kong. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 20, n. 1 (February 2010), pp. 79-90.
- (2010): Aerodynamic Behaviour of Very Long Cable-Stayed Bridges during Construction. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas, Venice, Italy, 22-24 September 2010, pp. 292-293.
- Aesthetics retained as Stonecutters detailed design starts. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 8, n. 26 (1st Quarter 2002), pp. 8.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000930 - Published on:
08/09/2000 - Last updated on:
28/11/2018