General Information
| Name in local language: | 西堠門大橋 / 西堠门大桥 (Xīhòumén Dàqiáo) |
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| Beginning of works: | 2005 |
| Completion: | 25 December 2009 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
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| Support conditions: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2012 |
finalist
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Location
| Location: |
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China |
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| Part of: | |
| Location description: |
The bridge links Jintang and Cezi islands |
| Coordinates: | 30° 4' 10.55" N 121° 55' 29.62" E |
| Coordinates: | 30° 3' 37.77" N 121° 54' 51.65" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 1 650 m | |
| total length | 2 588 m | |
| pylons | height | 211.286 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 78 152 t | |
| concrete volume | 246 956 m³ |
Cost
| cost of construction | Renminbi Yuan 2 480 000 000 |
Materials
| deck |
steel
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| pylons |
reinforced concrete
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| anchorages |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2008): Aerodynamic Investigation on a Long-Span Suspension Bridge with Central-Slotted Box Girder. Presented at: 17th IABSE Congress: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, USA, 17-19 September 2008, pp. 74-75.
- (2009): Balinghe oltre Millau. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 13, n. 76 (July 2009), pp. 64-68.
- (2009): China's Major Bridges. Presented at: IABSE Workshop: Recent Major Bridges, Shanghai, China, 11-12 May 2009, pp. 1-24.
- (2011): Dynamic Characteristics Studies of an Ultra-long Suspension Bridge. Presented at: 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011.
- (2019): Wind characteristics and responses of Xihoumen Bridge during typhoons based on field monitoring. In: Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, v. 9, n. 1 (February 2019), pp. 1-20.
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20015467 - Published on:
09/03/2005 - Last updated on:
18/05/2022