Lupu Bridge

Lupu Bridge 卢浦大桥
Coordinates	31°11′26″N 121°28′33″E / 31.19056°N 121.47583°E / 31.19056; 121.47583
Carries	6 lanes of North–South Elevated Road, 2 pedestrian walkways[1]
Crosses	Huangpu River
Locale	Shanghai, China
Owner	Shanghai Lupu Bridge Investment Development Co., Ltd.[1]
Preceded by	Xupu Bridge
Followed by	Nanpu Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Through arch
Material	Steel
Total length	3,900 m (12,795 ft)[2]
Width	28.7 m (94 ft)[3]
Height	100 m (328 ft)[4]
Longest span	550 m (1,804 ft)[2]
Clearance below	46 m (151 ft)[3]
History
Designer	Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute[5]
Constructed by	Shanghai Foundation Engineering Company of Shanghai Construction Group[1]
Construction start	October 2000[6]
Construction cost	2.5 billion yuan (US$302 million)[2]
Opened	June 28, 2003[2]
Inaugurated	June 27, 2003[7]
Location

The Lupu Bridge (simplified Chinese: 卢浦大桥; traditional Chinese: 盧浦大橋; pinyin: Lúpǔ Dàqiáo), named after Luwan District, is a through arch bridge over the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, connecting the city's Huangpu and Pudong districts. It is the world's third longest steel arch bridge, after the Ping'nan Third Bridge in Guangxi and the Chaotianmen Bridge in Chongqing. The bridge has a total length including approach spans of 3,900 m (12,795 ft) and opened on June 28, 2003. The main bridge structure is 750m long including the two side spans of 100m each,^[8] and the main span of 550 metres (1,804 ft)^[2] over the Huangpu River is 32 metres (105 ft) longer than the previous record holder for the longest arch bridge, the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia.^[5] It cost 2.5 billion yuan (US$302 million),^[5][2] including US$78.04 for the main steel structure alone.^[8] It is located adjacent to the former Expo 2010 site and served as the centrepiece of the world exposition in Shanghai.