Cangde Grand Bridge Explained
Cangde Grand Bridge is the world's fourth longest bridge.[1] [2] Finished in 2010,[3] the bridge is a part of the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway and is the third longest bridge on the railway. The bridge has been designed with a view to withstanding earthquakes.[4] The total length of the Cangde super-large bridge is and it has a total of 3092 piers.[2] [5]
See also
- List of longest bridges in the world
Notes and References
- Book: Handbook of International Bridge Engineering. 978-1-4398-1029-3. Chen. Wai-Fah. Duan. Lian. 2013-10-11.
- Chen. Fujiang. 2016. Long-Term Settlement Process Prediction for Soft-Clay Pile Foundation Considering Creep Effect. Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 2017-01-21.
- Web site: Lesso . Rosie . What Are the 5 Longest Bridges in the World? . TheCollector . 2024-01-01 . 2024-11-03.
- Web site: Analysis of Seismic Response of Cangde Bridge on Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway. CNKI . 31 March 2017.
- Web site: Top 10: World’s longest bridges . BBC Science Focus Magazine . 2022-08-29 . 2024-11-03.