© Paul WongTsing-Ma Bridge 1997
Tsing-Ma Bridge 1997
The Bridge
The Tsing Ma Bridge, opened in 1997, is part of the Lantau Link to connect the main island of Hong Kong to the international airport of Chek Lap Kok.
It is the world’s longest suspension-bridge span for combined road/railway traffic at 1,377m. The steel deck is 79m above mean high water, to allow navigational clearance to Hong Kong harbour, and 41m wide to carry six lanes of traffic (upper level) and two railway tracks (lower). Its concrete towers are 206m high, with four crossbeams, and support two 1.1m-diameter main cables.
It takes its name from the two small islands at each end, Tsing Yi and Ma Wan.
Tsing Ma Bridge
A road and rail link to Hong Kong's international airport
Key Facts
Motorway on the upper deck
Railtracks on the lower deck
Location
Linking Tsing Yi and Ma Wan, Hong Kong, China
Across the Ma Wan Channel
To the International Airport, Chek Lap Kok
Designers and Consulting Engineers
Mott MacDonald
Description
Double-deck suspension bridge
1,377m main span
2,160m total length
Main contractors
Anglo-Japanese Consortium of
Dorman Long, Costain and Mitsui
Construction
Began in 1992
Opened 22 May 1997
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