The Yangpu Bridge crosses the Huangpu River in Shanghai and links Yangpu with Pudong. The Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute and partners designed it, with Lin Yuanpei as chief designer. The Shanghai Huangpujiang Bridge Engineering Construction company built it. The bridge opened in October 1993. The article does not name a client or a construction start.
It is a cable-stayed bridge with two pylons. The total length is 27,408 feet (8,354 meters), and the main span is 1,975 feet (602 meters). The pylons rise 732 feet (223 meters), and ships have 157 feet (48 meters) of clearance.
The deck carries six traffic lanes and is 100 feet (30.4 meters) wide. Two sightseeing walkways are part of the bridge. The article does not state its materials.
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