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GUANDU BRIDGE Latitude and Longitude:

25°07′32″N 121°27′26″E / 25.12556°N 121.45722°E / 25.12556; 121.45722
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Guandu Bridge

關渡大橋
Coordinates 25°07′32″N 121°27′26″E / 25.1256°N 121.4572°E / 25.1256; 121.4572
Carries Provincial Highway 15
Crosses Tamsui River
Locale New Taipei, Taiwan
Characteristics
Design Arch bridge
Total length809 metres (2,654 ft) [1]
Width19 metres (62 ft) [1]
Height87.8 metres (288 ft) [1]
No. of spans5
Piers in water4
History
Designer Tung-Yen Lin
Construction startApril 1980
Construction endOctober 1983
Opened31 October 1983
Location

25°07′32″N 121°27′26″E / 25.12556°N 121.45722°E / 25.12556; 121.45722

The Guandu Bridge ( Chinese: 關渡大橋; pinyin: Guāndù Dàqiáo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koan To Toa Kio) is a bridge in New Taipei, Taiwan. It spans over the Tamsui River and links Bali District and Tamsui District. The bridge is a 165 meters long through arch bridge designed by Tung-Yen Lin under T.Y. Lin International. It now carries the Provincial Highway 15. [2] [3]

History

Bridge construction started in April 1980 and was completed on 31 October 1983.

Transportation

The bridge is accessible within walking distance west of Guandu Station of Taipei Metro.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "特色橋梁調查表-關渡橋". Taiwan Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
  2. ^ "T.Y. Lin International Group - Projects - Kuandu Bridge".
  3. ^ "Second phase of new Danjiang Bridge over Tamsui River begins - The China Post". Archived from the original on 2016-02-23.