The Jinan Yellow River Bridge (Chinese: 济南黄河大桥; pinyin: Jǐnán Huánghé Dà Qiáo), also known as the Jinan Yellow River Highway Bridge (Chinese: 济南黄河公路桥; pinyin: Jǐnán Huánghé Gōnglù Qiáo), is a cable-stayed road bridge across the Yellow River in the city of Jinan, ShandongProvince, China.
The national State Planning Commission authorized the plan to construct the Jinan Yellow River bridge on December 10, 1977. In February 1978, engineers Li Shou (Chinese: 李守; pinyin: Lǐ Shǒu) and Wan Shanshan (Chinese: 万珊珊; pinyin: Wàn Shānshān) from the Communication Planning and Design Institute of Shandong Province started to work on the design. In September of the same year, the preliminary design was approved by the Shandong Province construction committee. Test boring at the construction site commenced in July 1978. Work on the bridge proper started officially on December 15, 1978, the bridge assembly was in place by December 1981, and construction was completed on June 30, 1982. Work was carried out by the Communication Engineering Company of Shandong Province.[1] It was supervised by assistant directors Song Ren and Wang Liang as well as assistant commissioner Du Henggan from the department of transportation. The bridge was opened to traffic on July 14, 1982. It was one of the first long-span cable-stayed road bridges in China.[2] The total construction cost was 35,180,000 Yuan RMB. By 1990, the daily average traffic volume had reached 14,179 vehicles (for a 24 hour period).
The bridge design has a semi-fan arrangement with steel cables and reinforced concrete H-pylons.[1] The bridge has a total of five spans with the lengths: 40 metres (130 ft) - 94 metres (308 ft) - 220 metres (720 ft) - 94 metres (308 ft) - 20 metres (66 ft).[1] The deck is 17.2 metres (56 ft) wide and 2.75 metres (9 ft 0 in) deep. The pylons are 68.4 metres (224 ft) tall.[1] Together with the access ramps, the bridge has a total length of 2,022.8 metres (6,636 ft).
jinan, yellow, river, bridge, chinese, 济南黄河大桥, pinyin, jǐnán, huánghé, qiáo, also, known, jinan, yellow, river, highway, bridge, chinese, 济南黄河公路桥, pinyin, jǐnán, huánghé, gōnglù, qiáo, cable, stayed, road, bridge, across, yellow, river, city, jinan, shandong, . The Jinan Yellow River Bridge Chinese 济南黄河大桥 pinyin Jǐnan Huanghe Da Qiao also known as the Jinan Yellow River Highway Bridge Chinese 济南黄河公路桥 pinyin Jǐnan Huanghe Gōnglu Qiao is a cable stayed road bridge across the Yellow River in the city of Jinan Shandong Province China Jinan Yellow River BridgeBridge in February 2007Coordinates36 45 23 49 N 117 1 54 54 E 36 7565250 N 117 0318167 E 36 7565250 117 0318167Carriesroad and Beijing Shanghai High Speed RailwayCrossesYellow RiverLocaleJinan ShandongOfficial nameChinese 济南黄河大桥 pinyin Jǐnan Huanghe Da QiaoCharacteristicsDesigncable stayed semi fan arrangement H pylonsMaterialPylons reinforced concrete cables steelTotal length488 metres 1 601 ft Widthtotal 19 5 metres 64 ft deck 17 2 metres 56 ft Height68 4 metres 224 ft pylons Longest span220 metres 720 ft No of spans5Piers in water4HistoryDesignerLi Shou and Wan Shanshan Communication Planning and Design Institute of Shandong ProvinceConstruction startDecember 15th 1978Construction endJune 30th 1982OpenedJuly 14th 1982StatisticsDaily traffic14 179 vehicles 1990 Tollexpressway tollLocationThe national State Planning Commission authorized the plan to construct the Jinan Yellow River bridge on December 10 1977 In February 1978 engineers Li Shou Chinese 李守 pinyin Lǐ Shǒu and Wan Shanshan Chinese 万珊珊 pinyin Wan Shanshan from the Communication Planning and Design Institute of Shandong Province started to work on the design In September of the same year the preliminary design was approved by the Shandong Province construction committee Test boring at the construction site commenced in July 1978 Work on the bridge proper started officially on December 15 1978 the bridge assembly was in place by December 1981 and construction was completed on June 30 1982 Work was carried out by the Communication Engineering Company of Shandong Province 1 It was supervised by assistant directors Song Ren and Wang Liang as well as assistant commissioner Du Henggan from the department of transportation The bridge was opened to traffic on July 14 1982 It was one of the first long span cable stayed road bridges in China 2 The total construction cost was 35 180 000 Yuan RMB By 1990 the daily average traffic volume had reached 14 179 vehicles for a 24 hour period The bridge design has a semi fan arrangement with steel cables and reinforced concrete H pylons 1 The bridge has a total of five spans with the lengths 40 metres 130 ft 94 metres 308 ft 220 metres 720 ft 94 metres 308 ft 20 metres 66 ft 1 The deck is 17 2 metres 56 ft wide and 2 75 metres 9 ft 0 in deep The pylons are 68 4 metres 224 ft tall 1 Together with the access ramps the bridge has a total length of 2 022 8 metres 6 636 ft See also editList of sites in JinanReferences edit a b c d Jinan Bridge on structurae de Wai Fah Chen Lian Duan Bridge Engineering Handbook CRC Press 2000 nbsp This China related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jinan Yellow River Bridge amp oldid 1197886881, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
