Stonecutters Bridge

Stonecutters Bridge

昂船洲大橋
Bird's-eye view
Coordinates22°19′33″N 114°07′08″E / 22.32575°N 114.11894°E / 22.32575; 114.11894
CarriesMotor vehicles
CrossesRambler Channel
LocaleNew Territories, Hong Kong
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed
Total length1,596 m (5,236 ft)
Width53 m (174 ft)[1]
Height298 m (978 ft)
Longest span1,018 m (3,340 ft)
Clearance below73.5 m (241 ft)
History
DesignerDissing+Weitling
Engineering design byOve Arup & Partners
Construction start27 April 2004; 20 years ago (2004-04-27)
Construction end7 April 2009; 15 years ago (2009-04-07)
Opened20 December 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-20)
Location
Map
Stonecutters Bridge
Traditional Chinese昂船洲大橋
Simplified Chinese昂船洲大桥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyináng chuán zhōu dà qiáo
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationngong5 syun4 jau1 daai6 kiu4
Stonecutters Bridge under construction, 2008
Stonecutters Bridge crossing Port of Hong Kong container terminal in Kwai Chung.
Stonecutters Bridge at night, view from Sky-100

Stonecutters Bridge is a high level cable-stayed bridge spanning the Rambler Channel in Hong Kong, connecting Nam Wan Kok, Tsing Yi to Stonecutters Island. The bridge deck was completed on 7 April 2009,[2] and opened to traffic on 20 December that year.[3] The bridge was the second-longest cable-stayed span in the world at the time of its completion.

The approaches at Tsing Yi and Stonecutters Island are located near Container Terminal 9 and Container Terminal 8, respectively.

The bridge is part of Hong Kong's Route 8, connecting Sha Tin, Cheung Sha Wan, Tsing Yi island, Ma Wan and Lantau Island. Other major constructions along the route are Nam Wan Tunnel (completed in 2008), Eagle's Nest Tunnel (completed in 2008), Sha Tin Heights Tunnel (completed in 2008), Tsing Ma Bridge (completed in 1997) and Kap Shui Mun Bridge (completed in 1997).

The Stonecutters Bridge won the 2010 Supreme Award at the annual Structural Awards presented by the Institution of Structural Engineers, United Kingdom.

  1. ^ "Stonecutters Bridge".
  2. ^ "Stonecutters Bridge deck completed". News.gov.hk. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  3. ^ "香港昂船洲大橋12月通車 為全球第二長斜拉橋 – 大陸頻道 – 北美新浪". Dailynews.sina.com. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2010.