Sutong ChangJiang Highway Bridge
China
For the first time, a cable-stayed bridge has broken the magic 1000 m span barrier. The six-lane Sutong Bridge in China's Jiangsu Province also sets a new benchmark with its two A-shaped pylons, whose height of 306 metres was also unprecedented.
Project data
- Year of completion
- 2011
- Project duration
- 17 Months
- Country
- China
- Address
- Nantong
- Contractors
- CHEC Construction
- Structure
- Bridge
- Type of structure
- Piers and pylons
Pylon
- Construction method
- Inclined
- Structure height
- 306 m
- Height of casting sections
- 4.50 m
- Cycle time
- 3 -day cycle