Sai Van Bridge

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Sai Van Bridge
Ponte de Sai Van.jpg
Coordinates22°10′20″N 113°32′10″E / 22.17222°N 113.53611°E / 22.17222; 113.53611
Carries6 lanes of roadway (upper), 2 Macau LRT rail tracks (lower)
CrossesPraia Grande Bay
LocaleMacau Peninsula and Taipa
Official namePonte de Sai Van
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
Total length2,200 metres (7,218 ft)
Width28 metres (92 ft)
Longest span180 metres (591 ft)
History
Opened19 December 2004
Statistics
Daily trafficcars
Tollfree
Location
Sai Van Bridge
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese西灣大橋
Simplified Chinese西湾大桥
Literal meaningwest bay bridge
Portuguese name
PortuguesePonte de Sai Van

Sai Van Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Macau, China, inaugurated on December 19, 2004. The bridge measures 2.2 kilometers (1.4 mi) long and is the third one to cross the Praia Grande Bay connecting Taipa Island and Macau Peninsula. It features a double-deck design, with an enclosed lower deck to be used in the event of strong typhoons when the other two bridges connecting Taipa and Macau Peninsula, namely Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho and Ponte de Amizade, are closed. Space is also reserved in the lower deck the Macau Light Transit System, which is expected to start running across the bridge by 2024.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rosário Takes 22 Lawmakers on Their 1st LRT Ride". Macao News. July 30, 2019.

External links[]

  • MGTO – Sightseeing: Brief introduction to the bridge by Macau Government Tourist Office
  • Administrative Regulation No. 21/2005, "Sai Van Bridge Regulation" – in Chinese and in Portuguese via the official website of the Printing Bureau.


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