China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group celebrated the completion at the end of April of a cable-stayed bridge designed to showcase the charm of its city location.
The new Siyang Taoyuan Bridge with a 30m high statue of the goddess Mazu in the foreground. Credit: CRECG
Siyang Taoyuan Bridge on the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal (Jinghang Yunhe) in Suqian City, Jiangsu in the east of the country is a 1km cable-stayed road bridge with a main span of 385m. The bridge towers are 100m high, with a waterdrop vase shape to recall the region’s canal culture and the culture of the sea goddess Mazu.
