Xupu Bridge

The Xupu Bridge (simplified Chinese: 徐浦大桥; traditional Chinese: 徐浦大橋; pinyin: Xúpǔ Dàqiáo), is a cable-stayed bridge over the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, so named because it connects the city's Xuhui and Pudong districts. It opened in 1997 and carries 8 lanes of the S20 Outer Ring Expressway.

Xupu Bridge 徐浦大桥
Coordinates	31.129167°N 121.464167°E / 31.129167; 121.464167
Carries	8 lanes of Shanghai S20 (Outer Ring Expressway)[1]
Crosses	Huangpu River
Locale	Shanghai, China
Owner	Shanghai Foundation Engineering Co.[2]
Preceded by	Minpu Bridge
Followed by	Lupu Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Height	217 m (712 ft)[3]
Longest span	590 m (1,936 ft)[2]
History
Designer	Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute[2]
Opened	1997[2]
Xupu Bridge Location in Shanghai

See also

• List of tallest bridges in the world
• List of largest cable-stayed bridges

References

1. "Huangpu River". Narod.ru. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
2. "Xupu Bridge (Shanghai, 1997)". Structurae. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
3. Lin, Yuan Pei; Zhang, Zeng Huan; Ma, Biao (1 August 1996). "Xupu Cable-Stayed Bridge, Shanghai, China". Structural Engineering International, Volume 6, Number 3. Retrieved 12 June 2013.

External links

• Media related to Xupu Bridge at Wikimedia Commons