Lupu Bridge

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Lupu Bridge

311126N 1212833ECoordinates: 311126

Coordinates
N 1212833E

Carries 6 lanes of NorthSouth Elevated Road, 2 pedestrian

walkways[1]

Crosses Huangpu River

Locale Shanghai, People's Republic of China

Owner Shanghai Lupu Bridge Investment Development Co.,

Ltd.[1]

Preceded by Xupu Bridge

Followed by Nanpu Bridge

Characteristics

Design Through arch

Material Steel

Total length 750 m (2,461 ft)[2]

Width 28.7 m (94 ft)[3]

Height 100 m (328 ft)[4]

Longest span 550 m (1,804 ft)[2]

Clearance 46 m (151 ft)[3]

below
 History

Designer Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute[5]

Constructed by Shanghai Foundation Engineering Company of

Shanghai Construction Group[1]

Construction October 2000[6]

begin

Construction 2.5 billion yuan (US$302 million)[2]

cost

Inaugurated June 27, 2003[7]

Opened June 28, 2003[2]

The Lupu Bridge (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Lp Dqio)

is a through arch bridge over the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, connecting the
city's Huangpu and Pudong districts. It is the world's second longest steelarch bridge, after
the Chaotianmen Bridge in Chongqing. The bridge has a total length including approach spans of
3,900 m (12,795 ft) and opened on June 28, 2003. The main bridge structure is 750m long including
the two side spans of 100m each,[8] and the main span of 550 metres (1,804 ft)[2] over the Huangpu
River is 32 metres (105 ft) longer than the previous record holder for the longest arch bridge,
the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia.[5] It cost 2.5 billion yuan (US$302
million), [5][2]including US$78.04 for the main steel structure alone.[8] It is located adjacent to the
former Expo 2010 site and served as the centrepiece of the world exposition in Shanghai.

Contents
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1Name

2History

3Road connections

4Criticism

5Tourist attraction

6Awards

7External links

8Notes

Name[edit]
The name of the bridge, Lupu, is an abbreviation of the two districts of Shanghai which it links, one
of which is now defunct. The north bank of the river administered by Luwan District until 2011, when
it was merged into Huangpu District. However, the bridge still retains the name of the old district. The
south bank of the river is administered by Pudong New Area. This follows the naming convention of
the three earlier bridges across the Huangpu River, namely the Nanpu (Nanshi-
Pudong), Yangpu (Yangpu-Pudong), and Xupu (Xuhui-Pudong) Bridges.

History[edit]
The bridge was envisioned to ease congestion between the quickly developing areas in
southern Puxi, as well as to help cope with the traffic expected for Expo 2010. The Expo 2010 site
was just to the east of the Lupu Bridge on the Puxi side, and on both sides of the bridge on
the Pudong side.
Construction began in October 2000 using a cantilever method and temporary cable-stays. Over
35,000 tonnes of steel were used in construction. The bridge's arch was joined on October 7, 2002. [2]
[6]

When the bridge was completed, it became the world's longest arch bridge, surpassing the earlier
title holder, the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia. An inauguration ceremony
was held on June 27, 2003, featuring a group of runners, including Yao Ming, who were the first to
cross the bridge.[7] The bridge opened to vehicular traffic the next day.[2]
In 2009, Lupu Bridge lost its title of the world's longest arch bridge to the Chaotianmen
Bridge in Chongqing.[9] The longest span of the Chaotianmen Bridge was only 2 metres (7 ft) longer,
at 552 metres (1,811 ft).[10]

Lupu Bridge at night as seen from the Mercedes-Benz Arena during Expo 2010.

The Lupu Bridge was one of the architectural centerpieces of Expo 2010 in Shanghai, as it formed
part of the western boundary of the Expo site.
Road connections[edit]
The bridge carries 6 lanes of the NorthSouth Elevated Road, a major elevated roadway in the city,
with 3 lanes in each direction.[1]From Pudong, motorists can access the Lupu Bridge from on-ramps
to the NorthSouth Elevated Road westbound on Yaohua Road or northbound on Jiyang Road. The
NorthSouth Elevated Road actually ends immediately after the Lupu Bridge and becomes Jiyang
Road, with an off-ramp to eastbound Yaohua Road.[11]
On the Puxi side immediately north of the bridge, the NorthSouth Elevated Road intersects with
the Inner Ring Road, another major elevated highway in Shanghai, forming the Luban Road
Interchange, a roundabout interchange.[12]

Criticism[edit]
The construction of an arch bridge was viewed as wasteful in respect to the extra costs associated
with building this type of bridge. Other designs which were less expensive in nature were rejected in
favour of the more expensive tied arch design. Lupu Bridge became the first arch bridge across
the Huangpu River in Shanghai and many feel its design is just a show piece for the city.
But the bridge's proponents argued that all the other bridges crossing the Huangpu were all cable-
stayed bridges and having Lupu built as an arch bridge would make for variation of bridge types in
the Shanghai landscape.[5]

Tourist attraction[edit]

Tourists can climb to the top of the arch and view the bridge from above, as shown in this picture.

The Lupu Bridge used to be a popular tourist attraction along the Huangpu River. The bridge itself
was actually also an attraction, as tourists could have ascended to the observation deck at the top of
the bridge. The attraction was known as Shanghai Climb, and involved riding a high-speed elevator
from the base of the bridge, and then climbing 367 steps at high altitude along the arch of the bridge
to the top. The attraction entrance was located on Luban Road, at the base of the Puxi side of the
bridge.[13] The observation area provides great views of Shanghai and the Expo 2010 site during the
Expo. Currently (as of 03.05.2016) the bridge is closed for sightseeing.
The closest subway station currently in operation to the base of the bridge for the tourist attraction is
the Luban Road Station on Line 4 of the Shanghai Metro. Lupu Bridge Station on Line 13, Shanghai
Metro is actually named after the bridge itself, however it was a temporary station used during Expo
2010 and is currently not in operation.[14]

Awards[edit]
The Lupu Arch Bridge, Shanghai, China, received the 2008 IABSE Outstanding Structure
Award[15] for being "A soaring box-arch bridge with a record span, clean impressive lines and
innovative use of the side spans of the arch and the deck to resist the thrust of the main arch."

External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has
media related to Lupu
Bridge.

Shanghai Lupu - Chinese bridge site showing suspended deck arch

construction and completion

Shanghai Climb - Information about climbing the Lupu Bridge.

Notes[edit]
Shanghai portal

Bridges portal

1. ^ Jump up to:a b c d The Lupu Bridge, Shanghai, China

2. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h Lupu Bridge

3. ^ Jump up to:a b (Chinese)

4. Jump up^ Lupu Bridge Walk

5. ^ Jump up to:a b c d L. J. H. Ellis, Critical Analysis of the Lupu Bridge in

Shanghai

6. ^ Jump up to:a b Recent development of arch bridges in China

7. ^ Jump up to:a b Lupu Bridge Opens - 6/27/03

8. ^ Jump up to:a b Biao Ma; Yuanpei Lin; Junjie Zhang (March

2013), Decade Review: Bridge Type Selection and Challenges of Lupu
Bridge (PDF), Structural Engineering International, retrieved 3
August 2014

9. Jump up^ Chongqing completes world's longest arch bridge

10. Jump up^ Chaotianmen Bridge

11. Jump up^ Google Maps - Yao Hua Lu Ji Yang Lu China

12. Jump up^ Google Maps - Shanghai Lu Wan Qu Lu Ban Lu Li Jiao

 13. Jump up^ Shanghai Climb

14. Jump up^ Shanghai Metro Line 13: More than just the Expo

15. Jump up^ International Association for Bridge and Structural

Engineering Press Release

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World's longest arch bridge span

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Crossings of the Huangpu River

Downstream
Lupu Bridge Tunnel of Line 13, Shanghai Metro

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Primary bridges and tunnels in Shanghai

Categories:
Through arch bridges
Arch bridges in China
Bridges in Shanghai
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Bridges completed in 2003

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