Danjiang Bridge

The Danjiang Bridge is an under-construction road and light rail bridge spanning the mouth of the Tamsui River, which will link Bali and Tamsui in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
The bridge was designed by architect Dame [Zaha Hadid]. It will be a single-tower asymmetric cable-stayed bridge with a long road, rail and pedestrian deck supported by a single -tall pylon. When completed in 2026, the bridge will be the List of longest [cable-stayed bridge spans|longest single-tower cable-stayed bridge] in the world.

History

The bridge was commissioned by the Directorate General of Highways, and was designed to provide connection to the national highway system and to ease congestion on the Guandu Bridge that is situated further upstream. The construction of the bridge will also facilitate the expansion of the Danhai Light Rail, part of the city's light rail public transport system. Zaha Hadid Architects in collaboration with Sinotech Engineering Consultants and Leonhardt Andra und Partner Beratende Ingenieure have won an international competition to design the Danjiang Bridge.