CHONGQING | Caiyuanba Bridge Development News

[metallinestorm]

this bridge is over 1 km long and the distance between two tall steel piers( each one is 202m) is 420m. it will be completed in 2005.
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[jonovision]

Any renderings of the final design. It looks like it could be kinda different.

[Pampers P&G]

now thats a bridge with design.

[metallinestorm]

Any renderings of the final design. It looks like it could be kinda different.
here it is.
http://image2.sina.com.cn/dy/c/2002-11-30/1_1-1-21-295_200211305497.jpg

[AJphx]

wow that looks like a huge bridge.... it looks like it will have a unique design style too.

[Bahraini Spirit]

Huge bridge for 1 Km. distance only. Hmm I don't see the two tall structures of the bridge in the render for some reason.

[officedweller]

The two tall towers are temporary. They are there to support the structure of the arch during construction and will be removed after the arch can bear its own weight.

I think there was a bridge in Shanghai built using the same technique.

[Jue]

The two tall towers are temporary. They are there to support the structure of the arch during construction and will be removed after the arch can bear its own weight.

I think there was a bridge in Shanghai built using the same technique.
Yes, the Lupu bridge was built the same way.

[macpolo]

view from le chantier de Century Star Plaza

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[Cliff]

OMG, it looks as if its made completely out of scaffolds...

[macpolo]

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[macpolo]

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[macpolo]

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[macpolo]

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[european]

Wow this is an megastructure. Great bridge.

[Reptilikus]

http://www.stalforbund.com/Nyheter/Caiyuanba_arc_bridge.jpg

[DiazZ]

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Those are the highest freakin' driving lanes I have ever seen :eek2:

[M.Schwerdtner]

amazing ... looks fantastic !!!

[Skyman]

Pretty cool and huge

[macpolo]

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[QuebecCity]

thats so awesome!!! Ive never heard of Chongquing before this post...

[BrizzyChris]

Chongqing is so awesome. Great project.

[macpolo]

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[macpolo]

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[cp1]

I remember seeing this bridge in chongqing, but i never knew this thread existed. Will be good to keep updated.

[macpolo]

ill keep updating

should i open a new thread about chaotianmen bridge?
i think its better just put all the bridge here

[z0rg]

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This picture is so massive. I love it :master:

@macpolo, do you have info about Chaotianmen arch bridge? It's supposed to become world's longest arch bridge, with a span of 552m, surpassing by 2m current world's longest, Shanghai's Lupu bridge.

[macpolo]

This picture is so massive. I love it :master:

@macpolo, do you have info about Chaotianmen arch bridge? It's supposed to become world's longest arch bridge, with a span of 552m, surpassing by 2m current world's longest, Shanghai's Lupu bridge.

about chaotianmen bridge,they have just changed the design 2 days ago

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[ThirskUK]

thanks

[z0rg]

Yeah, all bridges together is better. Thanks for the render!

[Sexas]

It go over a building!!

[macpolo]

taken by cellphone

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[macpolo]

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[z0rg]

Update please

[z0rg]

This thread should be moved to bridges subforum


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The bridge has been renamed to Shanhu Bridge. Some mod please update the title and move it to bridges subforum :)

[z0rg]

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[Andrew]

Amazing engineering!

[allan_dude]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/11/photogalleries/wip-week53/images/primary/6_461.jpg

Chongqing, China —Thousands of spectators crowded the Caiyuanba Bridge over the Yangtze River on the first day the structure opened to traffic.

The bridge cost two billion yuan (about 268 million U.S. dollars) and took four years to build.

A mix of tunnels and flyovers with an unusual arch and cable construction, the bridge spans a record 1,377 feet (420 meters).

Chongqing's location on both the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers has helped earn it the title of China's "bridge capital," according to the Web site Bridge Web.

Source (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/11/photogalleries/wip-week53/photo6.html)