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.
Xupu Bridge 徐浦大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 31.129167°N 121.464167°E |
| 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] |
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References
- "Huangpu River". Narod.ru. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- "Xupu Bridge (Shanghai, 1997)". Structurae. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- 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.
External links
Media related to Xupu Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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