Liancheng Bridge

Liancheng Bridge
Liancheng Bridge
	Liancheng Bridge in May 2021
Coordinates	27°53′30″N 112°58′22″E / 27.891726°N 112.972823°E
Carries	Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses	Xiang River
Locale	Xiangtan, Hunan, China
Other name	Xiangtan No.4 Bridge
Characteristics
Material	Steel bar, concrete
Total length	1,345-metre (4,413 ft)
Width	27-metre (89 ft)
Traversable?	Yes
Longest span	400-metre (1,300 ft)
History
Construction start	July 1, 2004
Construction end	October 31, 2006
Opened	12 July 2007
Inaugurated	12 July 2007
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	莲城大桥
Traditional Chinese	蓮城大橋
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Liánchéng Dàqiáo
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	湘潭四桥
Traditional Chinese	湘潭四橋
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiāngtán Sìqiáo
Location
	Interactive map of Liancheng Bridge

Liancheng Bridge (Chinese: 莲城大桥) is a cross-border bridge linking Yuhu District and Yuetang District over the Xiang River in Xiangtan, Hunan, China.^[3] The Liancheng Bridge is 1,340.86-metre (4,399.1 ft) long and 27-metre (89 ft) wide.^[3] The bridge deck is a two-way four lane urban trunk road.^[3]

History

Construction began on July 1, 2004 and at that time it was named "Xiangtan No.4 Bridge".^[3] It was renamed "Liancheng Bridge" in June 2006.^[3] It was completed on October 31, 2006, and cost more than 452.1 million yuan.^[3] It opened to traffic on July 12, 2007.^[3] On June 1, 2016, it cancelled the entry fees system.

References

^ Wang, Ting-zheng; Luo, Shi-dong; Wang, Xin-guo; Gui, Xing (2008). "湘潭市莲城大桥总体设计" [Overall Design of Liancheng Bridge in Xiangtan City]. Bridge Construction (in Chinese) (3). Wuhan: China Railway Tiesiyuan Survey ＆ Design Group Co., Ltd.: 37–40. ISSN 1003-4722.
^ Tu, Yang-zhi (2009). "斜拉-拱组合桥索梁及索塔锚固区局部应力分析" [Analysis of the Local Stress in Cable-beam and Cable-tower Anchorage Zone of Cable-stayed Arch Combined Bridge]. Journal of Railway Engineering Society (in Chinese) (2). Wuhan: China Railway Siyuan Survey & Design Group Co., Ltd.: 64–68. ISSN 1006-2106.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 湘潭莲城大桥通过验收. sina (in Chinese). 9 December 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[Wang,_Luo,_Wang,_Gui-1] Wang, Ting-zheng; Luo, Shi-dong; Wang, Xin-guo; Gui, Xing (2008). "湘潭市莲城大桥总体设计" [Overall Design of Liancheng Bridge in Xiangtan City]. Bridge Construction (in Chinese) (3). Wuhan: China Railway Tiesiyuan Survey ＆ Design Group Co., Ltd.: 37–40. ISSN 1003-4722.

[Tu-2] Tu, Yang-zhi (2009). "斜拉-拱组合桥索梁及索塔锚固区局部应力分析" [Analysis of the Local Stress in Cable-beam and Cable-tower Anchorage Zone of Cable-stayed Arch Combined Bridge]. Journal of Railway Engineering Society (in Chinese) (2). Wuhan: China Railway Siyuan Survey & Design Group Co., Ltd.: 64–68. ISSN 1006-2106.

[fish-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 湘潭莲城大桥通过验收. sina (in Chinese). 9 December 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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