Shanghai Nanpu Bridge is the first bridge across the Huangpu River in Shanghai and was completed on November 19, 1991. The total project investment is 820 million yuan. The total length is 8,346 meters, of which the main bridge is 846 meters long and the approach bridge is 7,500 meters long. The main bridge is a cable-stayed bridge with twin towers and double cable planes laminated beam structure across the river. There is a 150-meter-high “H” reinforced concrete main tower on each side of the river. 22 pairs of steel cables are connected to the main tower on both sides of the bridge. The beam cable surface is distributed in a fan shape. A 50,000-ton giant ship can pass under the bridge. There are also four bridge towers.
The total width of the main bridge is 30.35 meters, with 7 motor vehicle lanes, including 3 lanes from Pudong to Puxi and 4 lanes from Puxi to Pudong. There are 2-meter-wide sightseeing sidewalks on both sides. The Puxi approach bridge is 3,754 meters long and connects Zhongshan South Road and Lujiabang Road with a complex curve in a spiral shape and bifurcated upper and lower rings. The Pudong approach bridge is 3,746 meters long and adopts a complex curve in an oblong shape. It is connected to Pudong South Road and directly leads to Yanggao Road. Nanpu Bridge is also the river-crossing hub of Shanghai’s inner ring road. Nanpu Bridge is equipped with a sightseeing elevator, and visitors can take the elevator to the bridge for sightseeing. After China’s reform and opening up in 1992, Nanpu Bridge became a symbol of Shanghai’s international metropolis.
The upper beam of the main tower of the bridge is inlaid with the name of the bridge inscribed by Comrade Deng Xiaoping. Nanpu Bridge is a modern bridge that looks like a horizontal harp. Its scale ranks third among similar bridges in the world today. The total investment of the bridge is 820 million yuan, and the construction period is 18 months. The Nanpu Bridge’s majestic scale, strict craftsmanship, complex technology, high construction difficulty, and short construction period are rare in the history of bridge construction in my country and rare in the history of bridge construction in the world.
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