中国第一座长距离跨海大桥
东海大桥
东海大桥是中国第一座长距离跨海大桥，连接洋山深水港和南汇芦潮港，是上海国际航运中心深水港工程的重要配套工程。大桥全线长32.5公里，按双向6车道加紧急停车带的高速公路标准设计，桥宽31.5米，设计车速80公里/小时。2005年底通车。
5月25日，东海大桥全线结构贯通仪式现场一片欢腾。当日，我国第一座长距离外海跨海大桥――东海大桥实现全线结构贯通。至此，东海大桥工程建设已从主体工程全面转入桥面附属工程建设。2002年6月26日开工建设的东海大桥，起始于上海南汇区芦潮港，北与沪芦高速公路相连，南跨杭州湾北部海域，直达浙江嵊泗县小洋山岛。全长32.5公里的东海大桥是上海国际航运中心深水港工程的一个组成部分，被上海市政府列为“一号工程”。
5月25日，东海大桥全线结构贯通仪式在东海大桥主通航孔桥面举行。
东海大桥示意图
2004年12月25日，东海大桥已架设了500块桥面板，雄姿已现。
东海大桥效果图
东海大桥模拟图
陆上段和海上段开始合龙
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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