Danjiang Bridge

Under-constructing bridge at the estuary of Tamsui River

25°10′31.12″N 121°25′4.01″E / 25.1753111°N 121.4177806°E / 25.1753111; 121.4177806Carries

PH 61^[1]

Bali Light Rail (planned)CrossesTamsui RiverLocaleNew Taipei, TaiwanMaintained byDirectorate General of Highways, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)CharacteristicsDesignSingle-tower, asymmetric, cable-stayed bridgeMaterialConcrete, SteelTotal length920 metres (3,020 ft)Width71 metres (233 ft)Height200 metres (660 ft)Longest span450 metres (1,480 ft)Clearance below20 metres (66 ft)HistoryArchitectZaha Hadid ArchitectsEngineering design bySinotech Engineering Consultants, Leonhardt Andra und Partner Beratende IngenieureConstruction startOctober 17, 2014Construction endJuly 3, 2025 (estimated)Location Map

The Danjiang Bridge (Chinese: 淡江大橋; pinyin: Dànjiāng Dàqiáo) is an under-construction road and light rail bridge spanning the mouth of the Tamsui River, which will link Bali and Tamsui in New Taipei City, Taiwan.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The bridge was designed by architect Dame Zaha Hadid. It will be a single-tower, asymmetric cable-stayed bridge with a 920 metres (3,020 ft) long road, rail and pedestrian deck supported by a single 200-metre-high pylon. When completed in 2025, the bridge will be the longest single-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world.^[5]

History

The bridge was commissioned by the Directorate General of Highways, and was designed to provide connection to the national highway system and to ease congestion on the Guandu Bridge that is situated further upstream. The construction of the bridge will also facilitate the expansion of the Danhai Light Rail, part of the city's light rail public transport system. Zaha Hadid Architects in collaboration with Sinotech Engineering Consultants and Leonhardt Andra und Partner Beratende Ingenieure have won an international competition to design the Danjiang Bridge.^[6]

References

^ "行政院公告：公告調整省道台61線及台61甲線等2條路線" (in Chinese). Executive Yuan. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ "Danjiang Bridge is expected to draw 300K residents to Tamsui". The China Post. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
^ "Second phase of new Danjiang Bridge over Tamsui River begins". The China Post. 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
^ Spencer, David (1 December 2017). "Taiwan's Top 10 man-made marvels". Taiwan News. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
^ "Landmark Tamkang Bridge takes shape across N. Taiwan's widest estuary". Taiwan News. 17 April 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ Sian Johnson (18 Aug 2015). "Zaha Hadid's world first bridge design wins competition". Architecture Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 19 August 2015.