Jin River Bridge

Jin River Bridge

晋江大桥
Jin River Bridge; 晋江大桥
	Jin River Bridge in February 2019
Coordinates	24°52′06″N 118°38′18″E / 24.868205°N 118.638269°E
Carries	China National Highway 228 (Pedestrians, vehicles and bicycles)
Crosses	Jin River
Locale	Quanzhou/ Jinjiang, Fujian, China
Preceded by	Chenzhou Bridge [zh]
Followed by	Quanzhou Bay Bridge [zh]
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Material	Prestressed concrete
Total length	2,740 metres (8,990 ft)
Width	38 metres (125 ft)
Height	132.125 metres (433.48 ft)
Longest span	200 metres (660 ft)
Clearance below	17.5 metres (57 ft)
History
Designer	China Railway Bridge Survey and Design Institute
Constructed by	China Railway Bridge Bureau Group; Fujian First Highway Engineering Company
Construction start	May 8, 2005
Construction end	October 15, 2008
Construction cost	880 million yuan
Opened	24 October 2008
Location

The Jin River Bridge (simplified Chinese: 晋江大桥; traditional Chinese: 晉江大橋; pinyin: Jìnjiāng Dàqiáo) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Jin River in Quanzhou/ Jinjiang, Fujian, China. The bridge measures 2,740 metres (8,990 ft) long, 38 metres (125 ft) wide, and approximately 132.125 metres (433.48 ft) high.^[1]

History[edit]

The project of Jin River Bridge was officially started on 8 May 2005, completed and put into trial operation on 24 October 2008, with a total investment of about 880 million yuan.^[2]

Gallery[edit]

Jin River Bridge at night in September 2019

References[edit]

^ Zheng Zongshi (郑宗仕); Zhang Qiang (张强) (2006). 泉州晋江大桥主桥总体设计 [Overall Design of the Main Bridge of Quanzhou Jin River Bridge]. Bridge Construction (in Chinese). 4. Beijing: Wuhan Bridge Research Institute: 24–26. ISSN 1003-4722.
^ Wang Kunhuo (王昆火) (30 October 2004). 晋江大桥工程施工昨天开始招标分AB两段. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[1] Zheng Zongshi (郑宗仕); Zhang Qiang (张强) (2006). 泉州晋江大桥主桥总体设计 [Overall Design of the Main Bridge of Quanzhou Jin River Bridge]. Bridge Construction (in Chinese). 4. Beijing: Wuhan Bridge Research Institute: 24–26. ISSN 1003-4722.

[2] Wang Kunhuo (王昆火) (30 October 2004). 晋江大桥工程施工昨天开始招标分AB两段. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 January 2023.

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