Qi'ao Bridge, Suspension bridge in Zhuhai, China.
Qi'ao Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Zhuhai, Guangdong, with a single cable plane and two towers of single-column type, built as a three-span prestressed concrete structure. It carries six lanes in both directions across the Jinshengmen waterway of the Pearl River, from Tangjiawan town to Qi'ao Island. The bridge is 1,267 m long overall, with a 673 m main bridge and a 320 m main span.
Construction of the Qi'ao Bridge began in 1993, and the main span was joined on 31 May 1999; the bridge opened in 2001 after seven years of work, slowed by China's then-limited bridge-building equipment and experience. It was planned as the western section of the 1983 Lingdingyang Bridge scheme, a Zhuhai-Hong Kong road link that was shelved in favour of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge; a reserved connection remains on the Qi'ao Island side.
The bridge was planned as the western end of the Lingdingyang Bridge link between Zhuhai and Hong Kong, proposed in 1983. That full scheme was never approved by the Chinese or Hong Kong governments and was shelved in favour of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge. A reserved connection point remains on the Qi'ao Island side.
The bridge has multiple lanes for traffic in both directions plus walkways on the sides for pedestrians. Traffic can be heavy during peak times, especially during morning and evening commutes.
The bridge was planned as the western end of the Lingdingyang Bridge, a Zhuhai–Hong Kong road link proposed in 1983. That scheme was never approved by the Chinese or Hong Kong governments and was shelved in favour of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge. A reserved connection point remains on the Qi'ao Island side.
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