Title:
Second Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
Author(s):
Ye Jianshu, Liu Shilin, Feng Yuncheng, and Ding Dajun
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
26
Issue:
7
Appears on pages(s):
80-82
Keywords:
Two-way prestressing; rubber pot bearing; seismic; continuous girder bridge.
DOI:
Date:
7/1/2004
Abstract:
Eleven kilometers (30 mi) from the existing Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, which opened in the 1960s, a new bridge, named the Second Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge (SNYRB), was built. SNYRB’s structure actually consists of two bridges (north and south) to carry highway traffic, and a 5.7-km-long (9 mi) road on Bagua Islet that connects the two. The total length of the structure, including the connection road, is 12.5 km (20 mi). The south bridge is a cable-stayed bridge using steel box girders. The main focus of this article is on the superstructure, substructure, and bearing system of the north bridge.