General Information
| Name in local language: | 苏通大桥 (Sūtōng Dàqiáo); 蘇通長江公路大橋 (Sūtōng Chángjiāng Gōnglù Dàqiáo) |
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| Beginning of works: | 27 June 2003 |
| Completion: | 30 June 2008 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system Three-span cable-stayed bridge |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2010 |
finalist
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Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 1 088 m | |
| total length | 8 146 m | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 62 m | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| length | 2088 m | |
| span lengths | 2 x 100 m - 300 m - 1 088 m - 300 m - 2 x 100 m | |
| number of spans | 7 | |
| pylons | height from foundation level | 304.4 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | ca. United States dollar 1 700 000 000 | |
| cost of construction | ca. Renminbi Yuan 6 450 000 000 |
Materials
| deck |
steel
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|---|---|
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
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Case Studies and Applied Products
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Chronology
| 1 June 2007 | The central segment of the deck is lifted into place. |
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Participants
Owner
Design
- Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tongji University
- China Highway Planning and Design Institute Consultants
- Jiangsu Province Communications Planning and Design Institute
Wind tunnel testing
Consulting engineers
Contractor
- China Harbour Engineering Company Group
- China Railway Shanhaiguan Bridge Group Co.
- Jiangsu Fasten Nippon Steel Cable Co., Ltd.
- Second Highway Engineering Bureau of China Communications Construction Company
- Second Navigational Engineering Bureau of China Communications Construction Company
Subcontractor
Formwork
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2012): Achieving ambidexterity in large, complex engineering projects: a case study of the Sutong Bridge project. In: Construction Management and Economics, v. 30, n. 5 (May 2012), pp. 399-409.
- (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.
- (2009): L'affidabilità nell'analisi dei ponti strallati. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 13, n. 76 (July 2009), pp. 92.
- (2015): Amplitude and frequency independent cable damping of Sutong Bridge and Russky Bridge by magnetorheological dampers. In: Structural Control and Health Monitoring, v. 22, n. 2 (February 2015), pp. 237-254.
- (2007): Application of Logical Framework Approach on Sutong Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Improving Infrastructure Worldwide, Weimar, Germany, 19-21 September 2007, pp. 598-599.
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20004919 - Published on:
08/09/2002 - Last updated on:
17/09/2020
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