The Great Harbor Bridge (traditional Chinese: 大港橋; simplified Chinese: 大港桥; pinyin: Dàgǎng Qiáo) is a pedestrian bridge in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the first horizontally rotating landscape bridge in Taiwan and the longest cross-port rotating bridge in Asia.[1]
Great Harbor Bridge 大港橋 | |
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.jpg) Great Harbor Bridge during its rotation | |
| Coordinates | 22°37′3.72″N 120°17′1.68″E / 22.6177000°N 120.2838000°E |
| Crosses | Port of Kaohsiung Basin Dock No.3 |
| Locale | Yancheng, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | swing bridge |
| Total length | 109.5 metres (359 ft) |
| Width | 5 metres (16 ft)~11 metres (36 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | NT$320 million |
| Opened | July 6, 2020 |
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History
editThe bridge started construction on September 22, 2018, and was inaugurated on July 6, 2020.[2]
The bridge spans across Port of Kaohsiung Basin Dock No.3, connecting the Pier-2 Art Center to the Penglai Commercial Area. It allows visitors to walk directly across from the art exhibitions and the Dayi Pier-2 Station to the commercial area, where the shops and restaurants are located.[3] The bridge reduces the original walking time from 30 minutes to 3 minutes.[4]
The bridge can accommodate 550 people and cyclists at the same time.[1] The rotation operation takes around 5 minutes for each 90-degree swing. When the bridge is fully opened, there would be a 40-meter-wide channel for the ships’ passage.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Great Harbor Bridge". Kaohsiung Travel. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "– News from IAPH member port – the Longest Swing Bridge in Asia Has Inaugurated in Port of Kaohsiung". International Association of Ports and Harbors. September 14, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "The Revival of a Waterfront". What an Amazing World!. 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "大港橋正式啟用！林佳龍：盼高雄觀光大爆發 | 生活". Newtalk新聞 (in Chinese). 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
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