Nanpu Bridge

The Nanpu Bridge (simplified Chinese: 南浦大桥; traditional Chinese: 南浦大橋; pinyin: Nánpǔ Dàqiáo), in Shanghai, China, sister bridge to the Yangpu Bridge, is one of the main bridges in Shanghai, forming part of Shanghai's elevated inner ring road.^[1]

Nanpu Bridge 南浦大桥
Coordinates	31°12′27″N 121°30′03″E
Carries	7 lanes (road traffic)
Crosses	Huangpu River
Locale	Zhongqiu Jhiazhai, Shanghai, China
Official name	Nanpu Dàqiáo
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Total length	8,359 metres (27,425 ft)
Longest span	423 metres (1,388 ft)
History
Opened	1991
Location

The cable-stayed bridge was designed by the Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute, Shanghai Urban Construction College, and Shanghai Urban Construction Design Institute, with assistance from Holger S. Svensson.^[2] The engineering of the bridge is noted as the start of modern long span cable-stayed bridge construction in China.^[1][3][4] The construction cost amounted to RMB 820 million.^[5]

It has a main span of 428 meters (1,388 ft), shorter than its sister bridge. It is the 57th longest cable-stayed bridge in the world, opened to the public in 1991.^[2]

Nanpu Bridge spiral approach

The bridge's double spiral approach on the Puxi side was listed as the world's largest, with a diameter of 180 meter and a total distance of 7.5 km.^[6]