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Huangpu Bridge 黄埔大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 23°04′07″N113°28′51″E / 23.068611°N 113.480833°E /23.068611; 113.480833 |
| Carries |  G0425 and G1508 |
| Crosses | Pearl River |
| Locale | Guangzhou,Guangdong,China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge and Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 7,016 metres (23,018 ft) |
| Width | 41.69 metres (136.8 ft) |
| Height | 201 metres (659 ft) |
| Longest span | 1,108 metres (3,635 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 23 December 2003 |
| Opened | 16 December 2008 |
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TheHuangpu Bridge carries expressway traffic over two branches of thePearl River inGuangzhou,Guangdong, China. The bridge is a combinedsuspension andcable-stayed bridge. The suspension bridge portion crosses the south western channel and has a main span of 1,108 metres (3,635 ft).[1] As of 2012[update] the suspension bridge span is one of theten longest in China and among the20 longest in the world. The cable stayed portion spans 383 metres (1,257 ft) over the north east channel with a 201 metres (659 ft) high pylon.
The total length of the bridge is 7,016 metres (23,018 ft). Construction of the bridge began in December 2003 and it was opened for traffic in December 2008. The bridge carries traffic on theG0425 Guangzhou–Macau Expressway and theG1508 Guangzhou Ring Expressway.
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