Kao-Ping Hsi Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Kao-Ping Hsi Bridge
高屏溪斜張橋
Official Name:Kao-Ping Hsi Bridge
Carries:Freeway 3
Crosses:Gaoping River
Locale:Kaohsiung and Pingtung County in Taiwan
Maint:Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau
Design:Cable-stayed bridge
Material:steel, prestressed concrete
Fabricator:China Steel
Cost:NTD2.136 billions
Mainspan:330m (1,080feet)
Length:2617m (8,586feet)
Width:34.4m (112.9feet)
Height:183.5m (602feet)
Designer:China engineering consultants incorporation
Begin:Apr 29, 1996
Complete:Dec 30, 1999
Open:Dec 30, 1999
Toll:Electronic Toll Collection
Coordinates:22.7659°N 120.45°W

Kao-Ping Hsi Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Gaoping River connecting Dashu, Kaohsiung and Jiuru, Pingtung County in Taiwan.[1] The bridge carries the Freeway 3 and was completed in 1999.[2] The bridge is an important transport corridor between Kaohsiung and Pingtung.[2] And it is a famous landmark in Pingtung. [3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kao Ping Hsi. Vienna Consulting Engineers ZT GmbH. 23 April 2018.
  2. Web site: zh-tw. 高屏溪斜張橋. 台灣大百科全書. May 24, 2010. 2014-05-23.
  3. Web site: zh-tw. 高屏溪斜張橋. 交通部台灣區國道高速公路局. 2014-05-23.
  4. Web site: Monitoring system of Kao Ping Hsi Cable-Stayed Bridge - Long term structural performance monitoring. South Region Engineering Office, Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Freeway Bureau, MOTC. 23 April 2018.