Three bridges constructed by CCCC win IBC awards
Source：CCCCTime：2024-04-17
The International Bridge Conference is a highly regarded conference in the bridge industry.
Recently, the International Bridge Conference (IBC), announced the winners of its 2024 awards. Three bridges constructed by CCCC received top honors. The Lingdingyang Bridge of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link won the George Richardson Medal, the Shaxi Bridge received the Eugene C. Figg Jr. Medal, and the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge, part of the Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway, received the Theodore Cooper Medal (Railway Bridge).
The International Bridge Conference is a highly regarded conference in the bridge industry based in the United States. Established in 1988, the conference's awards are esteemed as the "Nobel Prize" of the bridge industry.
Lingdingyang Bridge of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link
Spanning the eastern and western shores of the Pearl River Estuary and connecting the cities of Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Zhongshan. Stretching over 24 kilometers, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link is a mega project that integrates bridge, island, tunnel, and underwater interchange. The bridge, notable for its 2,826-meter length and a main span of 1,666 meters, stands as the world's longest-span offshore cable-stayed bridge.
Shaxi Bridge
Located on the Putian-Yanping Expressway in Sanming City, Fujian Province, the Shaxi Bridge spans 1,408 meters and is 33.5 meters wide. With six lanes and a design speed of 100 km/h, the bridge's four-span upper structure features a main span of 176 meters made of steel truss composite, representing the largest span of its kind worldwide and offering a new model for large-span bridges in mountainous regions.
Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge
This remarkable structure is part of the Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. Extending over 20.3 kilometers, with 8.96 kilometers over the sea, it is China’s first high-speed railway bridge over the sea and the world’s first to be designed and operated at a speed of up to 350 km/h. The bridge was inaugurated in September 2023.
Editor: Second Harbor Engineering
