Ultra long span Cable stayed Bridge on G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway across the yangtze River in Nantong China. Main Span 1088 m, overall bridge lenght 8146 m, Pylon height 304 m, completed 2003.
Owner: Jiangsu Provincial Communications Department
Conceptual Design: Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tongji University – China Highway Planning and Design Institute Consultants – Jiangsu Province Communications Planning and Design Institute
Structural Design: Civil Engineering Institute of Southwest Jiaotong University – COWI A/S – Maunsell AECOM Ltd.
Contractors: China Harbour Engineering Company Group – China Railway Shanhaiguan Bridge Group Co. – Jiangsu Fasten Nippon Steel Cable Co., Ltd. – Second Highway Engineering Bureau of China Communications Construction Company – Second Navigational Engineering Bureau of China Communications Construction Company
Contribution of Pascal Klein and Roy Lengweiler: Construction Stage Analysis for Concrete Pylon under Maunsell Aecom Ltd.
Photo: China Harbour Engineering Company Group