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Nanpu Bridge 南浦大桥 南浦大橋 | |
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Coordinates | 31°12′27″N 121°30′03″E / 31.20750°N 121.50083°E |
Carries | 7 lanes (road traffic) |
Crosses | Huangpu River |
Locale | Zhongqiu Jhiazhai,Shanghai,China |
Official name | Nanpu Dàqiáo |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
Total length | 8,359 metres (27,425 ft) |
Longest span | 423 metres (1,388 ft) |
History | |
Opened | 1991 |
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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]