Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge
Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 36°10′12″N 120°17′54″E / 36.169913°N 120.298305°E |
| Carries | Shandong Expressway S85/G22 Qingdao–Lanzhou Expressway |
| Crosses | Jiaozhou Bay |
| Locale | between Licang District and Huangdao District, Qingdao, Shandong, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Self-anchored suspension bridge and Cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Prestressed concrete |
| Total length | 26.707 kilometres (16.595 mi) |
| Width | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Longest span | Cangkou Channel Bridge: 260 m (850 ft) |
| Clearance below | 190 m × 40.5 m (623 ft × 133 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Shandong Gaosu Group |
| Construction start | late 2007 |
| Construction end | early 2011 |
| Construction cost | CN¥ 10 to 55 billion |
| Opened | 30 June 2011 |
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| Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 青岛胶州湾大桥 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 青島膠州灣大橋 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is a 26.7 km (16.6 mi) long roadway bridge in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, which is part of the 41.58 km (25.84 mi) Jiaozhou Bay Connection Project. The longest continuous segment of the bridge is 25.9 km (16.1 mi), making it one of the longest bridges in the world.