Lupu Bridge (China)

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Project description mageba scope Highlights & Facts Lupu Bridge in Shanghai is a through arch The bridge’s expansion joints were re- bridge that spans over the Huangpu River placed with mageba’s TENSA®FINGER GF mageba Products: connecting the city’s Huangpu and Pudong sliding finger joint that are perfectly suit- Type: TENSA®FINGER GF sliding districts. It is the second longest steel arch able for heavy traffic. finger joint bridge in the world, which accommodates The installed 10 TENSA®FINGER GF slid- Installation: 2019–2020 6 traffic lanes and has a total length of ing finger joints with their total length of 8,722 m. 108 m facilitate movements of up to Structure: The main bridge structure is 750 m long in- 480 mm. City: Shanghai cluding the two side spans of 100 m each During construction, mageba used the Country: China and a main span of 550 m. “steel structure modularization” technol- Completion: 2003 The structure was originally built to ease ogy to replace the damaged expansion Type: Through arch bridge congestion between the quickly develop- joints. Main span: 550 m ing areas in southern Puxi. To minimize traffic disruption, the work Length: 8,722 m With its world-class standard and unique took place only at night, when the joints Designer: Shanghai Municipal Engi- bridge structure, Lupu Bridge is well were installed segment by segment. neering Design Institute (Group) Co., Ltd known in the world. The geometry of the interlocking fingers Owner: Shanghai Shipyard Co., In 2008 it received the IABSE’s Outstand- ensures low noise emissions and high driv- Ltd ing Structure Award, and now besides be- ing comfort, while the modular structure Contractor: Shanghai Municipal ing an important crossing on the Huangpu of the joints adapts to the standardized Maintenance Manage- River, it also serves as an important sight- operation of modern bridge BIM systems. ment Co., Ltd seeing attraction of Shanghai.

Lupu Bridge is located in the city center of Shang- The installation of TENSA®FINGER GF sliding finger A TENSA®FINGER GF in its final position on the hai, China joints was carried out at night bridge

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