Construction of the Zhongshan Bridge in South China's Guangdong Province, a key section of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge, was completed on June 28.
A double-tower cable-stayed structure, the 1,170-meter Zhongshan Bridge has a 213.5-meter-high main tower and is designed with eight lanes. Vehicles can operate on the bridge as fast as 100 kilometers per hour.
A view of the Zhongshan Bridge in South China's Guangdong Province, a key section of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
CCCC Second Highway Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) was responsible for the project.
The first steel box girder was hoisted on Nov 24, 2021 and all girder hoisting was completed within seven months.
Located in the core area of the middle reaches of the Pearl River, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge is an integral cross-sea project including bridges, islands, tunnels and underwater interchange engineering. It is 24 kilometers in total length, of which about 17.2 kilometers are bridges.
Once fully operational, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge is expected to be a cross-river artery in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area together with the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Humen Bridge and the Nansha Bridge. The unified infrastructure will promote interconnection of industries and support efficient allocation of various factors in the Greater Bay Area, and will speed up integration of the city cluster in affected areas.
(Executive editor: Wang Ruoting)
