Xihoumen Bridge
General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
Structurae Plus Structurae Plus |
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2012 |
finalist
for registered users |
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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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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, September 17-19, 2008, pp. 74-75.
- (2009): Balinghe oltre Millau. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 13, n. 76 (July 2009), pp. 64-68.
- (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, London, 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.
- (2006): Xihoumen: China's Second Longest. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 12, n. 43 (2nd Quarter 2006), pp. 15.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20015467 - Published on:
09/03/2005 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016