Jinjiang Bridge, bridge in People's Republic of China
Jinjiang Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Jin River, linking Fengze District in Quanzhou with Jinjiang city about 3 km from the river mouth. Its single 132 m concrete pylon forms a Chinese 开 character, carrying a 365 m main span on 104 stay cables; the deck is 38 m wide and the full crossing 2.74 km.
Construction began in 2005 and finished in 2008, making this a relatively recent infrastructure project. It was built as part of China's national highway network to improve trade and daily movement between Quanzhou and Jinjiang.
The bridge carries National Highway 228 and the Quanzhou coastal corridor, with six lanes in two directions plus emergency stopping strips on each side. Main-line traffic is designed for 80 km/h, while ramps are limited to 50 or 40 km/h. The deck sits about 3 km from the Jin River's mouth, and the shipping channel beneath allows 500-tonne vessels through a 115 m wide, 17.5 m high clearance.
The 132-metre main tower is capped below +135 metres because the bridge lies within the take-off climb surface of Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport. Its shape follows the character 开 ("open"), a reference to Quanzhou's trading tradition and local house forms. The deck uses a fish-belly girder, first used in Chinese bridge building, to resist typhoons and vortex vibration.
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