Nansha Bridge

The Nansha Bridge (simplified Chinese: 南沙大桥; traditional Chinese: 南沙大橋; pinyin: Nánshā Dàqiáo) are two suspension bridges located in Guangdong, China, spanning the Pearl River. It is also the beginning of the Guangzhou–Longchuan Expressway. The bridge is an important part of the Pearl River Delta expressway network, connecting the Shatian Town in Dongguan to Nansha District in Guangzhou, as well as the Guangzhou Ring Expressway and the Guangshen Yanjiang Expressway.

Nansha Bridge
Coordinates	22.88639°N 113.55750°E / 22.88639; 113.55750
Carries	Guangzhou–Longchuan E.
Crosses	Pearl River
Locale	Dongguan and Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Characteristics
Design	Suspension bridge
Total length	12,891 m (42,293 ft)
Width	54 m (177 ft)
Longest span	Dasha Waterway Bridge: 1,200 m (3,937 ft) Nizhou Waterway Bridge: 1,688 m (5,538 ft)
No. of lanes	8
History
Constructed by	China communications construction Ltd. Guangdong Provincial ChangDa Highway Engineering Co. Ltd.
Construction start	28 June 2013
Construction cost	CN¥ 12 billion
Opened	2 April 2019
Location

While it was under construction it was due to be named the Humen Second Bridge (Chinese : 虎门二桥)^[1]

The Nansha Bridge opened to traffic on April 2, 2019.^[2]

See also

• List of bridges in China
• List of longest suspension bridge spans