Bridge Name: | Xiamen Zhangzhou Bridge |
Native Name: | 厦漳跨海大桥 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Other Name: | Xiazhang Bridge |
Carries: | 6 lane highway |
Crosses: | Xiamen Bay / Jiulong River estuary |
Locale: | Xiamen and Zhangzhou, Fujian |
Design: | Cable-stayed |
Begin: | August, 2009 |
Toll: | 25 yuan |
Coordinates: | 24.4563°N 117.9494°W |
The Xiamen Zhangzhou Bridge is a bridge across the Jiulong River estuary as the river enters Xiamen Bay.
The bridge's main cable-stayed bridge span is long, the ninth longest in the world.[1] The cable stayed section is supported by two high towers.[2] Construction of the bridge began in August 2009.[3] The bridge was opened in May, 2013.
The bridge carries traffic between the Haicang District in Xiamen to the north of the bay and Longhai, Zhangzhou to the south.[4] It has six lanes of traffic and a speed limit of . The bridge has reduced the travel time across the bay from 2 hours down to 30 minutes.[5]