Hongxi Bridge

Hongxi Bridge
洪溪特大桥
Taishun, Zhejiang, China
787 feet high / 240 meters high
869 foot span / 265 meter span
2020

The Hongxi Bridge is the highest bridge in eastern China and the second highest extradosed bridge in the world with a deck 240 meters high. Zhejiang and Fujian Provinces are home to most of eastern China's highest spans. The tallest towers are 175.2 and 170 meters tall. The crossing is part of an expressway that connects Wencheng and Taishun cities.

The extradosed main span is the longest of any high level bridge in China at 265 meters.

The Wencheng to Taishun expressway has several other high bridges including the Nanshan, Nanpu and Gexi Bridges among others.

Hongxi Bridge Elevation

Hongxi Bridge cable stayed proposal.

Hongxi Bridge beam proposal.

Hongxi Bridge extradosed alternate proposal.

The second render of the bridge was for a prestressed beam span of around 200 meters.

The first render of the bridge had at least 3 large spans of similar length before the bridge crossing location was moved further downstream.

Hongxi Bridge satellite image.

Hongxi Bridge location map.