Sichuan's Longest-Span Basket Arch Bridge: 722-Meter Bridge to Achieve Full Span Connection by Year-End

2021-07-28 1072 0人评论

The Zhongba Zhouhe Bridge is an under-construction bridge in Dazhou City, Sichuan Province, spanning the Zhouhe River. It is currently the longest-span basket arch bridge in Sichuan Province. The bridge connects to Changtian Avenue on its east bank and, via a connecting road, reaches the east side of Chaoyang Reservoir as its west bank terminus. The bridge was designed by T.Y. Lin International Engineering Consulting (China) Co., Ltd., and is being constructed by the Sichuan Road & Bridge Bridge Company under Shudao Investment Group.

The bridge has a total length of 722 meters, with a main span of 255 meters. The main bridge deck has a standard width of 35 meters, and the approach bridge is 30 meters wide. The connecting road is approximately 1,700 meters long and 40 meters wide.

As a major road in central Dazhou City, the Zhongba Zhouhe Bridge is also a cityscape-viewing bridge spanning the entire Zhouhe River. It not only serves flood-control purposes but also ensures normal navigation. During construction, the conventional method for building basket arch bridges (fully enclosing the river channel before construction) was abandoned in favor of a cable-hoisting process that allows direct construction over the river.

The bridge adopts a through-type basket tied steel box arch bridge design to solve difficulties such as adjusting the spatial posture of the inward-inclined arch segments to the proper position. Cable hoisting is used for construction. Judging from the current construction progress, the main arch of the Zhongba Zhouhe Bridge in Dazhou City has been successfully completed, and the main structure of the bridge is fully built. The bridge is expected to achieve full operation and span connection by the end of this year.


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