Xupu Bridge

Xupu Bridge

徐浦大桥
Xupu Bridge; 徐浦大桥
Coordinates	31°07′45″N 121°27′51″E / 31.129167°N 121.464167°E
Carries	8 lanes of Shanghai S20 (Outer Ring Expressway)
Crosses	Huangpu River
Locale	Shanghai, China
Owner	Shanghai Foundation Engineering Co.
Preceded by	Minpu Bridge
Followed by	Lupu Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Height	217 m (712 ft)
Longest span	590 m (1,936 ft)
History
Designer	Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute
Opened	1997
Location

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

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^ 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.