Taipei Bridge 台北大橋 | |
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Coordinates | 25°3′49.5″N 121°30′22″E / 25.063750°N 121.50611°E |
Carries | 6 lanes of Provincial Highway No. 1A |
Crosses | Tamsui River |
Locale | Taipei and Sanchong, Taiwan |
Maintained by | Directorate General of Highways of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications |
Characteristics | |
Design | Steel girder bridge |
Total length | 481.6 meters |
Width | 16.8 meters |
History | |
Construction end | 16 July 1996 (Replaced previous bridges from 1889, 1925, and 1969) |
Location | |
Taipei Bridge (Chinese: 台北大橋; pinyin: Táiběi Dàqiáo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Tōa-kiô, informally 台北橋; Táiběi Qiáo; Tâi-pak Kiô) is a motor-vehicle bridge across the Tamsui River connecting Taipei with Sanchong District, New Taipei City in Taiwan. A central span carries automobile and some motorcycle traffic while narrower spans on either side carry most motorcycle traffic along with bicycle pedestrian traffic. The central bridge is 481.6 meters in length.[1]