The Nansha Bridge () are two suspension bridges located in
Guangdong
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
, China, spanning the
Pearl River
The Pearl River (, or ) is an extensive river system in southern China. "Pearl River" is often also used as a catch-all for the watersheds of the Pearl tributaries within Guangdong, specifically the Xi ('west'), Bei ('north'), and Dong ( ...
. It is also the beginning of the Guangzhou–Longchuan Expressway. The bridge is an important part of the
Pearl River Delta
The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Referred to as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area in official documents, ...
expressway network, connecting the
Shatian Town in
Dongguan
Dongguan,; pinyin: alternately romanized via Cantonese as Tungkun, is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. An important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou t ...
to
Nansha District Nansha District may refer to:
* Nansha District, Sansha, a municipal district in Sansha, Hainan
* Nansha, Guangzhou
Nansha District and Nansha New Area is one of 11 urban districts and a state-level new area of the prefecture-level city of ...
in
Guangzhou
Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...
, as well as the Guangzhou Ring Expressway and the Guangshen Yanjiang Expressway.
While it was under construction it was due to be named the Humen Second Bridge (
Chinese : 虎门二桥)
虎门二桥4月2日通车后将总体命名为"南沙大桥".
南方都市报 2019年3月30日
The Nansha Bridge opened to traffic on 2 April 2019.
See also
* List of bridges in China
This list of bridges in China includes notable bridges. China has a long history in bridge construction. The oldest bridge still in existence in China is the Anji Bridge, constructed during the years between 595 and 605.
During the infrastructur ...
* List of longest suspension bridge spans
The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e., the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of the main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of ...
References
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Bridges completed in 2019
Bridges in Guangzhou
Road bridges in China
Expressways in Guangdong