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Xupu Bridge

Bridge in Shanghai, China

31°07′45″N 121°27′51″E / 31.129167°N 121.464167°E / 31.129167; 121.464167Carries8 lanes of

Shanghai S20 (Outer Ring Expressway)^[1]CrossesHuangpu RiverLocaleShanghai, ChinaOwnerShanghai Foundation Engineering Co.^[2]Preceded byMinpu BridgeFollowed byLupu BridgeCharacteristicsDesignCable-stayedHeight217 m (712 ft)^[3]Longest span590 m (1,936 ft)^[2]HistoryDesignerShanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute^[2]Opened1997^[2]Location Map

The Xupu Bridge (simplified Chinese: 徐浦大桥; traditional Chinese: 徐浦大橋; pinyin: Xúpǔ Dàqiáo), is a cable-stayed bridge over the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, so named because it connects the city's Xuhui and Pudong districts. It opened in 1997 and carries 8 lanes of the S20 Outer Ring Expressway.

References

^ "Huangpu River". Narod.ru. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Xupu Bridge (Shanghai, 1997)". Structurae. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
^ Lin, Yuan Pei; Zhang, Zeng Huan; Ma, Biao (1 August 1996). "Xupu Cable-Stayed Bridge, Shanghai, China". Structural Engineering International, Volume 6, Number 3. Retrieved 12 June 2013.

External links

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Primary bridges and tunnels in Shanghai

Over the Yangtze River

Over Hangzhou Bay

Donghai Bridge

Over the Huangpu River

Bridges	Songpu Bridge Fengpu Bridge Minpu Bridge Xupu Bridge Lupu Bridge Nanpu Bridge Yangpu Bridge
Tunnels	Shangzhong Road Tunnel Longyao Road Tunnel Dapu Road Tunnel South Xizang Road Tunnel East Fuxing Road Tunnel Renmin Road Tunnel East Yan'an Road Tunnel Xinjian Road Tunnel Dalian Road Tunnel Jungong Road Tunnel Xiangyin Road Tunnel Outer Ring Tunnel