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The Huangpu is the biggest river in central Shanghai, with the Suzhou Creek being its major tributary. It is on average 400 m (1,312 ft) wide and 9 m (30 ft) deep, and divides the city into two regions: Puxi ("west of Huangpu"), the traditional city center , and Pudong ("east of Huangpu").
Yangtze River (7 C, 52 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Shanghai" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H.
The geography of Shanghai is characterised by its location on the Yangtze River Delta on China's east coast and its proximity to the Pacific Ocean via the East China Sea.The city is centred on the Huangpu River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, and extends outwards in all directions, with the suburbs and satellite towns reaching east to the East China Sea, north and west to Jiangsu province ...
Yangtze River between Changxing and Chongming islands: Locale: Shanghai China: Maintained by: Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge Construction and Development: Characteristics; Design: Cable-stayed bridge with viaducts: Total length: 16,500 m (54,134 ft) (including approaches) Width: 35.3 m (116 ft) Height: 209 m (686 ft) Longest span: 730 ...
It was built by the Shanghai Huangpujiang Bridge Engineering Construction company. It is a double-tower and double-cable-stayed bridge, with the bridge proper (the part that spans the river) 1172 m long. Its 30.35 m width carries six lanes of traffic (three for each direction). Its two pylons reach 223 m in height.
In the 1990s, the newly built trans-Huangpu River Bridge in Shanghai was named after the Puxi area name and Jiapu Bridge (such as Nanpu Bridge and Yangpu Bridge ). Therefore, in 1995, the Cheting Bridge was renamed Songpu Bridge with the word "Pu" after the first name of Songjiang County (now Songjiang District) and it is still used today. [ 7 ]
Wusong is named for the Wusong River, a former name for Shanghai's Suzhou Creek. Suzhou Creek is now a tributary to the Huangpu River, emptying into it in Puxi across from Lujiazui and just north of the Bund. The Huangpu had previously been a tributary to the Wusong, but the two reversed their importance when a flood caused it to gain a number ...
The project built 51.763 km (32 mi) of viaduct, including 6.84 km (4 mi) across the north fork of the river. As of December 2011, the bridge was the longest box girder bridge in China. [1] The longest span is 185 meters. [1] Major construction was completed on September 21, 2011 and the bridge opened to commercial traffic on December 24, 2011 ...