Xupu Bridge
Description:
The Xupu Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Huangpu River connecting Shanghai's Xuhui and Pudong districts. Above the river, the bridge rises at an altitude of 217 meters.
The bridge was built in 1997 by the Shanghai Municipal Design Institute. The area of the bridge is more than 1 thousand square meters, the width of the bridge is 35 meters. 8 lanes are open on the bridge for the movement of vehicles. The base of the roadway is reinforced concrete. Two huge pylons were used to build the bridge, from which steel cables depart. The distance between the pylons is 590 meters.