Kao-Ping Hsi Bridge
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Kao-Ping Hsi Bridge 高屏溪斜張橋 | |
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 Kao-Ping Hsi Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 22°45′57″N 120°27′00″E / 22.76585°N 120.44996°E |
| Carries | Freeway 3 |
| Crosses | Gaoping River |
| Locale | Kaohsiung and Pingtung County in Taiwan |
| Official name | Kao-Ping Hsi Bridge |
| Maintained by | Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Steel, prestressed concrete |
| Total length | 2,617 metres (8,586 ft) |
| Width | 34.4 metres (113 ft) |
| Height | 183.5 metres (602 ft) |
| Longest span | 330 metres (1,083 ft) |
| Clearance below | 50 metres (160 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | China engineering consultants incorporation |
| Fabrication by | China Steel |
| Construction start | Apr 29, 1996 |
| Construction end | Dec 30, 1999 |
| Construction cost | NTD2.136 billions |
| Opened | Dec 30, 1999 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Electronic Toll Collection |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Kao-Ping Hsi Bridge 高屏溪斜張橋 | |
Kao-Ping Hsi Bridge (traditional Chinese: 高屏溪斜張橋; simplified Chinese: 高屏溪斜张桥; pinyin: Gāopíng Xī Xiézhāng Qiáo) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Gaoping River connecting Dashu, Kaohsiung and Jiuru, Pingtung County in Taiwan.[1] The bridge carries the Freeway 3 and was completed in 1999.[2] The bridge is an important transport corridor between Kaohsiung and Pingtung[2] and a famous landmark in Pingtung.[3][4]
