Hong Kong bridges

Rachmaninov · April 26th, 2006, 03:20 PM

Kap Shui Mun bridge, linking Ma Wan to Lantau Island (where the Disneyland, Big Buddha and the Hong Kong International Airport is).

Ting Kau Bridge

Tsing Ma Bridge and Ting Kau Bridge

Tsing Ma Bridge, linking Tsing Yi and Ma Wan, hence the name Tsing Ma. Once the world's longest suspension bridge with both road and rail traffic.

All photos shot by myself!! Enjoy!!!

Rachmaninov · April 26th, 2006, 03:25 PM

As for professional photos... here are some

Tsing Ma Bridge

Kap Shui Mun Bridge

Ting Kau Bridge

The Holy Trinity!

Scruffy88 · April 26th, 2006, 08:23 PM

The Ting Kau is interesting to me that they would, im assuming, built that artificial island in the middle of the waterway for the support tower. Why not just make a larger suspension span that wouldn't require blocking out the middle of the waterway. That strait of water is not that wide that a single span is unreasonable. curious

Scruffy88 · April 26th, 2006, 08:25 PM

otherwise the bridges look awesome

vincent · May 10th, 2006, 09:54 PM

because the cost would be much higher.

Arpels · May 11th, 2006, 12:08 AM

nice bridges

Skybean · May 11th, 2006, 12:19 AM

Ting Kau

Skybean · May 11th, 2006, 04:38 AM

Tsing Ma

***Manila-X*** · May 11th, 2006, 05:58 AM

What's the longest road/rail suspension bridge today?

Castle_Bravo · May 14th, 2006, 07:56 PM

Quote:

What's the longest road/rail suspension bridge today?

In HK: Tsing Ma Bridge and in the world Akashi Kaikyo between Honshu and Sikoku(1990,8 m).
Amazing bridges!! They all looking fantastic

Nawy · May 17th, 2006, 11:54 AM

actually i didnt understand what are cables on midle bridge using for?
it likes to withstand another forces or something?
Maybe the design are exceed its need.
anyone can help me...to explain it

Rachmaninov · May 17th, 2006, 08:55 PM

They are to suspend the bridge deck. Nobody wants to build a 1-km long simply supported beam, I guess.

herenthere · May 22nd, 2006, 07:42 PM

So in order to go from HKG to Kowloon you cross 3 bridges?!?! I went there recently and I only remember 2 bridges, but that was at night so...

Rachmaninov · May 25th, 2006, 07:00 PM

The third one that you crossed is not featured here. It's relatively small connecting Tsing Yi and Kwai Chung.

Skybean · May 27th, 2006, 08:27 PM

Skybean · June 5th, 2006, 04:21 AM

bs_lover_boy · June 5th, 2006, 09:28 AM

We should post more pictures of the viaducts in Hong Kong!!!

***hkskyline*** · June 22nd, 2006, 02:45 AM

配合金融中心風格增色彩添花槽
中區天橋後年換新裝
22/06/2006

【專案組記者吳倩婷報道】中區是香港的金融及旅遊區，名副其實是「心臟地帶」，但該區部分行人天橋及行人隧道等過路設施，因為日久失修而顯得相當殘舊，與周圍玻璃幕牆的新式高樓大廈相比顯得格格不入。為使有關過路設施的外觀可配合中區環境，路政署近年推出「中區行人天橋及隧道翻新計劃」，所有工程可望在後年完工。

凹凸磚方便殘障者
路政署官員表示，○二年已聘請顧問公司就革新中區及灣仔的建築物做研究，去年亦完成翻新近國際金融中心一段中環高架行人路，而今次的翻新計劃主要是針對商業中心及旅遊區內的原有建築物。

由於有關的行人天橋及隧道已使用了一段頗長時間，除外觀殘舊，部分照明系統亦不足，令到地方昏暗，而且欠缺殘障人士使用的設施，故翻新工程有針對性改善有關問題，例如將行人天橋上的天花光管系統換成燈槽加強照明，同時在地面鋪上凹凸磚，使這些道路設施符合現今「無障礙通道」的要求，方便殘障人士使用。

至於美化外觀方面，鑑於上述道路設施多以真面目「石屎」示人，顏色特別灰暗。所以路政署計劃從顏色方面手，例如是在隧道的天花、橋身及橋墩髹上新顏色，部分更會增置花槽栽種植物，美化建築物之餘更可綠化區內環境，有關工程預計會在本年底展開。

Skybean · July 14th, 2006, 01:16 AM

Route 8 Under Construction

Route 8 of Hong Kong is a 2.2 km 3-lane carriageway dual 3-lane highway under construction which will link Lantau Island, Tsing Yi Island, Cheung Sha Wan in West Kowloon, and Sha Tin in the Northeast New Territories of Hong Kong.

Rachmaninov · July 14th, 2006, 11:49 PM

Great! I thought this thread was dead.

Anymore updates of the Stonecutters Bridge?

April 26th, 2006, 03:20 PM	#1
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Scruffy88 Action Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Bronx Posts: 610 Likes (Received): 0	The Ting Kau is interesting to me that they would, im assuming, built that artificial island in the middle of the waterway for the support tower. Why not just make a larger suspension span that wouldn't require blocking out the middle of the waterway. That strait of water is not that wide that a single span is unreasonable. curious

April 26th, 2006, 08:25 PM	#4
Scruffy88 Action Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Bronx Posts: 610 Likes (Received): 0	otherwise the bridges look awesome

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May 17th, 2006, 11:54 AM	#11
Nawy Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: bdk Posts: 13 Likes (Received): 0	actually i didnt understand what are cables on midle bridge using for? it likes to withstand another forces or something? Maybe the design are exceed its need. anyone can help me...to explain it

May 17th, 2006, 08:55 PM	#12
Rachmaninov Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Posts: 3,215 Likes (Received): 1	They are to suspend the bridge deck. Nobody wants to build a 1-km long simply supported beam, I guess.

May 25th, 2006, 07:00 PM	#14
Rachmaninov Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Posts: 3,215 Likes (Received): 1	The third one that you crossed is not featured here. It's relatively small connecting Tsing Yi and Kwai Chung.

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