Project information Taizhou Bridge (China) Project description mageba scope Highlights & facts The Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge links mageba supplied TENSA®MODULAR ex- the cities of Taizhou, Zhenjiang, and pansion joints for each end, each with 18 mageba Products: Changzhou across Asia’s longest river. At individual gaps and facilitating movements Type: TENSA®MODULAR the point where the bridge is located, the of up to 1,440 mm. expansion joints (LR18), river has a width of approximately 2.1 km. A ROBO®CONTROL permanent “Ad- ROBO®CONTROL In order to minimize impacts on river flow vanced” SHM system was also supplied monitoring system and navigation, a three-pylon (two main and installed, to measure deck move- Installation: 2012 span) suspension bridge with spans of ments at the expansion joints. Structure: 390 m, 1,080 m, 1,080 m and 390 m was Measurements to date enabled it to be City: Taizhou proposed. concluded that the movements and rota- Country: China The ambitious construction project repre- tions of the extraordinary bridge’s deck sented the first attempt to create a long- are as expected, and that the exceptional Completed: 2012 span multi-tower suspension bridge, and expansion joints continue to perform very Type: Suspension (3-tower) the bridge won the 2013 Institution of well. Length: 2,940 m Structural Engineers Supreme Award for A new feature, currently being developed, Owner: Jiangsu Taizhou Bridge co., Ltd structural engineering. will also support remote expansion joint Contractor: CCCC SECOND HARBOUR inspections. ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD.,CCCC Second Highway Engineering Co.,Ltd, China Zhongtie Major Bridge Engineering Group Co.,LTD The Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge is located in An 18-gap TENSA®MODULAR expansion joint, al- Installation of the bridge’s ROBO®CONTROL eastern China lowing 1,440 mm of movement, as installed monitoring system beneath an expansion joint South Korea China © 2014 Google Version 2018.06 CH-EN ©mageba mageba sa - Solistrasse 68 - 8180 Bülach - Switzerland - T +41 44 872 40 50 - [email protected].