Xihoumen Rail/Road Bridge
Xihoumen Rail/Road Bridge 西堠门公铁两用大桥 | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°4′59″N 121°53′55″E / 30.08306°N 121.89861°E |
| Crosses | Xihoumen Strait |
| Locale | Jintang Island–Cezi Island |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed suspension bridge |
| Total length | 2,664 m (8,740 ft)[1] |
| Height | 294 m (965 ft)[1] |
| Longest span | 1,480 m (4,856 ft)[1] |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (CRGL)[2] |
| Construction start | 22 December 2020 |
| Construction end | 2026 (prevision) |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Xihoumen Rail/Road Bridge | |
The Xihoumen Rail/Road Bridge (Chinese: 西堠门公铁两用大桥) is an under construction suspension bridge over the Xihoumen Strait, China.[3]
The bridge is a dual-use highway and railway bridge, carrying the Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway and the Ningbo-Zhoushan Expressway.[4]
Locale
The Xihoumen Rail/Road Bridge is a transoceanic bridge under construction in Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province. It is located in Dinghai County, over the Xihoumen Strait, between Jintang Island and Cezi Island, and 2.8 km north of the Xihoumen Bridge on the Ningbo-Zhoushan Expressway.[5]
Description
Surpassing the record of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, also known as the Third Bosphorus Bridge (1,408 m), built by WeBuild, among others, the general contractor for the Messina Bridge, which, however, is only designed for train traffic, and the Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong Kong, which, at 1,377 m, is currently the longest rail and road bridge in the world. The new Chinese bridge will then become, in 2026 upon its completion, the world's longest railway suspension bridge (1,488 m).[6]
See also
- List of longest suspension bridge spans - Under construction
- List of bridges in China
- Xihoumen Bridge
- Messina Bridge
References
- ^ a b c Xiao, Hai-zhu; Gao, Zong-yu; Liu, Jun-feng (2020). "西堠门公铁两用大桥主桥结构设计" [Design of Main Bridge of Xihoumen Rail-cum-Road Bridge]. Bridge Construction (in Chinese). 50 (S2). Wuhan: China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute Co.,Ltd.: 1–8. ISSN 1003-4722.
- ^ "World's Longest-Span Railway-Highway Co-Built Bridge Breaks Ground". sasac.gov.cn. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Construction underway for world's longest road-rail bridge in E China". gov.cn. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Construction of Xihoumen Highway-Railway Bridge on Zhejiang Yongzhou Railway". seetao.com. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "These world-class railway bridge and tunnel projects will begin construction this year". ccm-1.com (in Chinese). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Il Messina Type Deck per la costruzione dello Xihoumen Railroad Bridge che sarà il ponte per auto e treni più lungo del mondo nel 2026". pontesullostrettonews.it (in Italian). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
External links
- Xihoumen Rail/Road Bridge at Structurae.net