Yangpu Bridge
Description:
Yangpu Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Huangpu River, one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the world. The length of the cable-stay area is 602 meters. The total length of the bridge is 8,354 meters, the width is 30.3 meters. The bridge will connect the areas of Shanghai Pudong and Puxi.
The building was designed by the Shanghai Municipal Design Institute. Passage on the bridge was allowed in October 1993. The construction of the bridge took 2 years and 5 months. In total, 6 lanes for the movement of vehicles are open on the bridge. On both sides of the roadway paved sidewalks. The uniqueness of the design is that two pylons with a height of 230 meters were used during the construction. The bridge is a good reference point for pedestrians and drivers.