The Nanpu Bridge is located in Shanghai, China, and connects the Puxi and Pudong districts, which are separated by the Huangpu River. Before it was built, the only way to get from one district to the other was by ferry.
Among the One of the most striking and original features of its design is its entrance, since it follows a large spiral more than 7,000 meters long. The bridge has a about 30 m wide, in which they are distributed 6 lanes.
The The total length of this cable-stayed bridge is 8,346 meters, although the section that crosses the river is only 846 m long. The The main span is 425 m long. and the materials most commonly used in its construction were steel and concrete.
The Nanpu Bridge, construction of which began in 1988, was opened in 1991 and was China's first cable-stayed bridge with a span exceeding 400 meters. At the time of its opening, this The bridge was the fourth-longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.
The total cost of the Nanpu Bridge was 820 million Chinese yuan and has contributed significantly to the development of both districts.
