Nanpu Bridge

31°12′27″N 121°30′03″E / 31.20750°N 121.50083°E / 31.20750; 121.50083Carries7 lanes (road traffic)CrossesHuangpu RiverLocaleZhongqiu Jhiazhai,Shanghai,ChinaOfficial nameNanpu DàqiáoCharacteristicsDesignCable-stayed bridgeTotal length760 metres (2,493 ft)Longest span423 metres (1,388 ft)HistoryOpened1991Location

The Nanpu Bridge (simplified Chinese: 南浦大桥; traditional Chinese: 南浦大橋; pinyin: Nánpǔ Dàqiáo), in Shanghai, China, sister bridge to the Yangpu Bridge, is one of the main bridges in Shanghai.

The cable-stayed bridge was designed by the Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute, Shanghai Urban Construction College, and Shanghai Urban Construction Design Institute, with assistance from Holger S. Svensson. It has a main span of 428 meters (1,388 ft), shorter than its sister bridge. It is the 57th longest cable-stayed bridge in the world, opened to the public in 1991.^[1]

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External links

• Media related to Nanpu Bridge at Wikimedia Commons