Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct Explained

Changhua—Kaohsiung Viaduct
Native Name:彰化－高雄高架橋
Native Name Lang:zh
Carries:Train
Locale:Taiwan
Starts:Baguashan, Changhua County
Ends:Zuoying, Kaohsiung
Maint:Taiwan High Speed Rail
Length:157.317km (97.752miles)
Complete:2004

The Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct is the world's second longest bridge.[1] [2] [3] The bridge acts as an overland viaduct for part of the railway line of the Taiwan High Speed Rail network. Over 200 million passengers had been carried over it by December 2012.[3]

Location

The viaduct starts in Baguashan (八卦山) in Changhua County and ends in Zuoying in Kaohsiung.

Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi, and Tainan stations are located on this viaduct.

Design

Completed in 2004,[3] the bridge is 157.317km (97.752miles) in length.[2] The railway is built across a vast series of viaducts, as they were designed to be earthquake resistant to allow for trains to stop safely during a seismic event and for repairable damage following a maximum design earthquake.[4] Bridges built over known fault lines were designed to survive fault movements without catastrophic damage.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The $20 billion 'umbilical cord': China unveils the world's longest sea-crossing bridge. Sarah Lazarus. 6 May 2018. CNN. Turner Broadcasting System. 6 May 2018.
  2. Web site: 20 Longest Bridges in the world . World Atlas . 6 February 2017.
  3. Web site: Top 10 Longest Bridges in the world. Strongest in the world. https://web.archive.org/web/20190228142932/http://www.strongestinworld.com/longest-bridges-in-the-world/. 2019-02-28. dead.
  4. Web site: Seismic Resistant Viaduct Design for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Project . . 28 February 2011.
  5. Martin . Empelmann . Whittaker . David . Los . Eimert . Dorgarten . Hans-Wilhelm . Taiwan High Speed Rail Project – Seismic Design of Bridges Across the Tuntzuchiao Active Fault . Proceedings of the 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering . . 2004 . 28 February 2011.

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