Tsing Ma Bridge
Tsing Ma Bridge is in Hong Kong
which is one of the world's longest span suspension bridge. It has two decks
and carries both road and rail traffic, which also makes it the largest
suspension bridge of this type. The bridge has a main span of 1,377 metres and
a height of 206 metres.
The 41-metre wide bridge deck carries six lanes of
automobile traffic, with three lanes in each direction. The lower level
contains two rail tracks and two sheltered carriageways.
The bridge was designed by Mott MacDonald. Construction
of the bridge was carried out by a Costain / Mitsui / Trafalgar House joint
venture. Construction work of the bridge began in May 1992 and ended in May 1997.
It cost HK$7.2 billion.
