Danjiang Bridge

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]

Danjiang Bridge 淡江大橋
Construction of Danjiang Bridge in March 2024
Coordinates	25°10′31.12″N 121°25′4.01″E
Carries	PH 61[1] Bali Light Rail (planned)
Crosses	Tamsui River
Locale	New Taipei, Taiwan
Maintained by	Directorate General of Highways, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)
Characteristics
Design	Single-tower, asymmetric, cable-stayed bridge
Material	Concrete, Steel
Total length	920 metres (3,020 ft)
Width	71 metres (233 ft)
Height	200 metres (660 ft)
Longest span	450 metres (1,480 ft)
Clearance below	20 metres (66 ft)
History
Architect	Zaha Hadid Architects
Engineering design by	Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Leonhardt Andra und Partner Beratende Ingenieure
Construction start	October 17, 2014
Construction end	January 3, 2026 (estimated)
Location

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 2026, 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]

See also

• List of bridges in Taiwan
• Transportation in Taiwan