Bosideng Bridge

Bosideng Bridge

波司登大桥
The Bosideng Bridge Under construction.
Coordinates28°53′32″N 105°52′47″E / 28.892182°N 105.879717°E / 28.892182; 105.879717
CarriesG93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway
CrossesYangtze River
LocaleHejiang County, Sichuan, China
Characteristics
DesignCFST arch bridge
MaterialSteel, concrete
Total length841 metres (2,759 ft)
Longest span530 metres (1,740 ft)
History
Construction end2012 (2012)
Location
Interactive map of Bosideng Bridge

The Bosideng Bridge (Chinese: 波司登大桥) is a highway bridge over the Yangtze River in Hejiang County, Sichuan, China. It was the third longest arch bridge in the world when opened with a span of 530 m (1,740 ft). The bridge carries traffic on the G93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway.

The bridge can be confused with another similar bridge, the Hejiang Yangtze River Bridge located a few kilometers upstream.

Construction

The Bosideng Bridge is a concrete filled steel tubular (CFST) arch bridge, at the time of construction it was the longest bridge of this design, surpassing the Wushan Yangtze Bridge.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mou, Tingmin; Fan, Bikun; Tian, Bo; Tao, Qiyu (2010). "Scheme design of a 530m CFST arch bridge--the First Yangtze River Bridge in Hejiang, Sichuan, China" (PDF). ARCH'10 – 6th International Conference on Arch Bridges. Highway Network Planning, Survey and Design Research Institute, Transportation Department of Sichuan Province, China: 113–119.
  2. ↑ "The world's largest steel arch bridge span Lu Chongqing high-speed connectivity - News". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  3. ↑ Hao, Niebing; Gu, Anbang (August 2015). "500m级钢管混凝土拱桥施工控制" [Construction Control of 500 m Scale Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Arch Bridge]. Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University (in Chinese). 50 (4). School of Civil Engineering and Architecture，ChongqingJ iaotong University: 635–640. ISSN 0258-2724.