The George Richardson Award was awarded to the Shanghai-Suzhou-Nantong Yangtze River Highway and Railway Bridge, which was built in cooperation with Zhejiang Yitong Special Infrastructure Engineering Co., Ltd., at the International Bridge Congress 2021 (IBC) Awards.
Shanghai-Suzhou-Tongjiang River Highway and Railway Bridge
Shanghai-Suzhou-Tongjiang River Highway and Railway Bridge
Shanghai sutong changjiang river and iron bridge was opened on July 1, 2020, is located in the Yangtze river the clear river, north the tongzhou district, nantong, zhangjiagang, south to total length of 11072 meters, the four railway line, six-lane highway & bridge, both national railway, intercity railway, highway "the trinity" function, is the key to the sutong railway and control engineering.
The main channel bridge has a main span of 1,092 meters, making it the world's first rail-road cable-stayed bridge with a main span of more than 1 kilometer. The main tower is 330 meters high, which is the highest main tower of the railway and highway bridge in the world.
As an important part of coastal high-speed railway in the national network of eight vertical and eight horizontal railways, the bridge is a common river crossing channel of Shanghai-Suzhou-Tongtong Railway, Suzhou-Jiajia-Suzhou Intercity Railway and Xitong Expressway, which is conducive to promoting the economic integration process of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration.
IBC International Bridge Conference
It is a highly reputable international bridge academic conference hosted by Western Pennsylvania Society of Engineers and has a high influence in the world bridge field. Established in 1988, the International Bridge Congress Award is awarded annually and is known as the "Nobel Prize" for Bridges. There are a total of 7 IBC Bridge Project Awards, including the George Richardson Award (the earliest and most influential award of the International Bridge Association, awarded to a recently completed project with outstanding achievements in bridge engineering design, construction, and scientific research in the world). ", the Gustav Lindsal Award for Bridges with outstanding achievements in harmony with the environment, aesthetics, and social engagement. , Arthur Hayden Award for innovative landscape Bridges in bridge engineering that demonstrate bridge art. , abba lichtenstein award (awarded to bridge repair history show excellent artistic and creative), Eugene figo award (awarded to bridge the investors and designers), railway bridge prize, awarded to the recent railway bridge project has made outstanding achievements of bridge project) and super engineering award (recognition recently in project design and construction of the large bridge has made outstanding achievements ).
