Taoyaomen Bridge
Bridge in Zhejiang province, China
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The Taoyaomen Bridge (Traditional Chinese: 桃夭門大橋, Simplified Chinese: 桃夭门大桥, Pinyin: táo yāo mén dà qiáo), is a cable-stayed bridge located in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province of the PRC, that crosses the Taoyaomen Channel (Simplified Chinese: 桃夭门水道), linking Fuchi Island (Simplified Chinese: 富翅岛) and Cezi Island (Simplified Chinese: 册子岛).[3] It is the third bridge of the Zhoushan Islands-Linking megaproject (see: Zhoushan Trans-oceanic Bridges).[3]
Carries
Yongzhou Expressway
Yongzhou ExpresswayCrossesTaoyaomen Channel
LocaleBetween Fuchi Island and Cezi Island, Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, 
China
ChinaTaoyaomen Bridge 桃夭门大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 30°06′N 121°58′E |
| Carries | Yongzhou Expressway |
| Crosses | Taoyaomen Channel |
| Locale | Between Fuchi Island and Cezi Island, Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed |
| Total length | 888 m |
| Width | 27.6 m (91 ft)[1] |
| Height | 150.98 m (495 ft)[2] |
| Longest span | 580 m (1,903 ft)[1] |
| No. of spans | 7 |
| Load limit | 2000 t[3][4] |
| Clearance above | 32 m |
| History | |
| Construction start | March 2001[3] |
| Construction end | April 2003[3] |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 2 directions 4 lanes |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Taoyaomen Bridge 桃夭门大桥 | |
Its seven spans are of 48m + 48m + 50m + 580m (main span) + 50m + 48m + 48m.