Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct

Changhua—Kaohsiung Viaduct

彰化－高雄高架橋
CarriesTrain
LocaleTaiwan
BeginsBaguashan, Changhua County
EndsZuoying, Kaohsiung
Maintained byTaiwan High Speed Rail
Characteristics
Total length157.317 km (97.752 mi)
History
Construction end2004

The Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct (Chinese: 彰化－高雄高架橋) is the world's second longest bridge.[1][2][3] The bridge acts as a viaduct for part of the railway line of the Taiwan High Speed Rail network. Over 200 million passengers had been carried over it by December 2012.[3]

Location

The viaduct starts in Baguashan (八卦山) in Changhua County and ends in Zuoying in Kaohsiung.[citation needed]

Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi, and Tainan stations are Iocated on this viaduct.

Design

Completed in 2004,[3] the bridge is 157.317 kilometers (97.752 mi) in length.[2] The railway is built across a vast series of viaducts, as they were designed to be earthquake resistant to allow for trains to stop safely during a seismic event and for repairable damage following a maximum design earthquake.[4] Bridges built over known fault lines were designed to survive fault movements without catastrophic damage.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sarah Lazarus (6 May 2018). "The $20 billion 'umbilical cord': China unveils the world's longest sea-crossing bridge". CNN. Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "20 Longest Bridges in the world". World Atlas. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Top 10 Longest Bridges in the world". Strongest in the world. Archived from the original on 2019-02-28.
  4. ^ "Seismic Resistant Viaduct Design for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Project". LUSAS. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  5. ^ Martin, Empelmann; Whittaker, David; Los, Eimert; Dorgarten, Hans-Wilhelm (2004). "Taiwan High Speed Rail Project – Seismic Design of Bridges Across the Tuntzuchiao Active Fault" (PDF). Proceedings of the 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Retrieved 28 February 2011.