Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct
Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct is the world's second longest bridge.[1][2][3] The bridge acts as a viaduct for part of the railway line of the Taiwan High Speed Rail network. Over 200 million passengers had been carried over it by December 2012.[3]
Location
The bridge goes from Baguashan (八卦山) in Changhua County to Zuoying in Kaohsiung.
Design
The bridge is 157,317m (516,132 ft) or 97.8 miles in length.[2] It was completed in 2007.[3] The railway is built across a vast series of viaducts, as they were designed to be earthquake resistant to allow for trains to stop safely during a seismic event and for repairable damage following a maximum design earthquake.[4] Bridges built over known fault lines were designed to survive fault movements without catastrophic damage.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Sarah Lazarus (6 May 2018). "The $20 billion 'umbilical cord': China unveils the world's longest sea-crossing bridge". CNN. Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- 1 2 "20 Longest Bridges in the world". World Atlas. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Top 10 Longest Bridges in the world". Strongest in the world. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ↑ "Seismic Resistant Viaduct Design for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Project". LUSAS. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ Martin, Empelmann; Whittaker, David; Los, Eimert; Dorgarten, Hans-Wilhelm (2004). "Taiwan High Speed Rail Project – Seismic Design of Bridges Across the Tuntzuchiao Active Fault" (PDF). Proceedings of the 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
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Preceded by Bang Na Expressway |
World's longest bridge 2004 – 2010 |
Succeeded by Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge |
Preceded by Line 1, Wuhan Metro Bridge |
World's longest railway bridge 2004 – 2010 |