Nansha Bridge (West)

Another China megaproject - Nansha Bridge officially opens| CCTV English : The Nansha Bridge across the Pearl River estuary officially opened on Tuesday. It is the first innovative megaproject to begin service after the central government unveiled development plans for the Bay Area in February. The 12.9-km bridge has eight lanes and is designed to handle 100,000 vehicles per day, greatly easing congestion on Humen Bridge, the previous sole crossing at the mouth of the Pearl River. — media credits (ID:341735)

Humen 2nd Bridge(Nansha Bridge)虎门二桥 — media credits (ID:341734)

Humen 2nd Bridge under construction建设中的虎门二桥 : Humen 2nd bridge, two main span 1688m,1200m,width 42m,is the largest double main span suspension bridge in the world.Located between Dongguan and Panyu,Guangdong province:虎门二桥，两主跨分别1688米，1200米，宽42米八车道，是世界最大的双主跨悬索桥。位于广东省东莞市和番禺区之间的珠江口：https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%99%8E%E9%97%A8%E4%BA%8C%E6%A1%A5http://www.takungpao.com.hk/mainland/text/2016/1011/29999.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE3LV1t4ql0MiLXaERT-xhAuskOaF5VHB — media credits (ID:341738)

Humen 2nd Bridge 1688m span Animation 虎门二桥1688米主跨施工动画 : Humen 2nd bridge have 2 span,east 1688m,west 1200m,this animation is east(main)span. Tower 260m tall, wide 42m with 8 lane expressway. Located between Dongguan and Panyu,Guangdong.虎门二桥有两个主跨，东跨1688米，西跨1200米，都是8车道大型悬索桥，这是东跨1688米的施工动画。https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%99%8E%E9%97%A8%E4%BA%8C%E6%A1%A5 — media credits (ID:341739)

General Information

Beginning of works:	28 June 2013
Completion:	2 April 2019
Status:	in use

Project Type

Structure:	Single-span two-tower suspension bridge
Function / usage:	Road bridge
Material:	Steel bridge
Support conditions:	for registered users
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Location

Location:	Guangzhou,Guangdong,China
Crosses:	Pearl River
Coordinates:	22° 52' 59.53" N 113° 31' 8.99" E

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Technical Information

Dimensions

	main span	1200 m
deck	deck width	49.7 m

Materials

deck	steel

Excerpt from Wikipedia

TheNansha Bridge (simplified Chinese: 南沙大桥; traditional Chinese: 南沙大橋; pinyin:Nánshā Dàqiáo) is a suspension bridge located in Guangdong, China, spanning the Pearl River. It is also the beginning of the Guangzhou–Longchuan Expressway. The bridge is an important part of the Pearl River Delta expressway network, connecting the Shatian Town in Dongguan to Nansha District in Guangzhou, as well as the Guangzhou Ring Expressway and the Guangshen Yanjiang Expressway.

While it was under construction it was due to be named theHumen Second Bridge (Chinese : 虎门二桥)

The Nansha Bridge opened to traffic on April 2, 2019.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Nansha Bridge" and modified on June 9, 2020 according to theCC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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