Xupu Bridge

Xupu Bridge
徐浦大桥
Coordinates 31°07′45″N 121°27′51″E / 31.129167°N 121.464167°E / 31.129167; 121.464167Coordinates: 31°07′45″N 121°27′51″E / 31.129167°N 121.464167°E / 31.129167; 121.464167
Carries 8 lanes of Shanghai S20 (Outer Ring Expressway)[1]
Crosses Huangpu River
Locale Shanghai, China
Owner Shanghai Foundation Engineering Co.[2]
Preceded by Minpu Bridge
Followed by Lupu Bridge
Characteristics
Design Cable-stayed
Height 217 m (712 ft)[3]
Longest span 590 m (1,936 ft)[2]
History
Designer Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute[2]
Opened 1997[2]
Xupu Bridge

The Xupu Bridge (simplified Chinese: 徐浦大桥; traditional Chinese: 徐浦大橋; pinyin: Xúpǔ Dàqiáo), is a cable-stayed bridge over the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, so named because it connects the city's Xuhui and Pudong districts. It opened in 1997 and carries 8 lanes of the S20 Outer Ring Expressway.

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References

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  1. ↑ "Huangpu River". Narod.ru. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Xupu Bridge (Shanghai, 1997)". Structurae. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Lin, Yuan Pei; Zhang, Zeng Huan; Ma, Biao (1 August 1996). "Xupu Cable-Stayed Bridge, Shanghai, China". Structural Engineering International, Volume 6, Number 3. Retrieved 12 June 2013.



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