中國第一座長距離跨海大橋:東海大橋【組圖】

中國第一座長距離跨海大橋
東海大橋

　　東海大橋是中國第一座長距離跨海大橋，連接洋山深水港和南匯蘆潮港，是上海國際航運中心深水港工程的重要配套工程。大橋全線長32.5公裏，按雙向6車道加緊急停車帶的高速公路標準設計，橋寬31.5米，設計車速80公裏/小時。2005年底通車。

5月25日，東海大橋全線結構貫通儀式現場一片歡騰。當日，我國第一座長距離外海跨海大橋――東海大橋實現全線結構貫通。至此，東海大橋工程建設已從主體工程全麵轉入橋麵附屬工程建設。2002年6月26日開工建設的東海大橋，起始於上海南匯區蘆潮港，北與滬蘆高速公路相連，南跨杭州灣北部海域，直達浙江嵊泗縣小洋山島。全長32.5公裏的東海大橋是上海國際航運中心深水港工程的一個組成部分，被上海市政府列為“一號工程”。 

 

5月25日，東海大橋全線結構貫通儀式在東海大橋主通航孔橋麵舉行。

東海大橋示意圖

2004年12月25日，東海大橋已架設了500塊橋麵板，雄姿已現。　

東海大橋效果圖

東海大橋模擬圖

　

陸上段和海上段開始合龍

Donghai Bridge is under construction. It is one of the mostinteresting projects I know besides the World Expo and the Hangzhou Baybridge. The 32 km long bridge will extend to the island at the heart ofthe Hangzhou bay and it is the first bridge that will enable us todrive onto an island in Shanghai. The A2 expressway connects A20 andthe bridge.

This is how the bridge will look like after completion.

 

At around 5:30 PM, I don't know why but Wendy and I suddenly decidedto drive there and see this bridge. It is not too far away from ourhome - 41 km means 30 minutes' drive. We started from A20. When weturned right onto A2, as I expected, we are the only car on the newlycompleted express way. I believe it is safe to claim that A2 is theexpress way in Shanghai with the best traffic condition - I never saw acar before me or after me and only saw about 5 cars on the oppositedirection.

The Chief Architect's speech on TV last year, when the major part ofthe bridge completed, was very misleading. He welcomed people to driveto visit the bridge but it turned out that the area is still a bigconstruction site. Huge, yes, really huge tractors and big carts runalong the narrow roads, and my car looks so tiny on the road - justlike a rabbit playing among the elephant. Within 20 minutes, we decidedwe'd better returned to A2, where we are the biggest vehicle on theempty expressway. I didn't take any pictures - maybe next time, andwhen we returned to near my home to have dinner, it was about 8:00 PM.According to the report, when the bridge is completed, I can directlydrive to the island in the sea, and transfer to fast boats to the otherbeautiful island nearby..
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