The new Danjiang Bridge will cross the mouth of the Danjiang River. Its construction will improve the situation in the entire northern part of Taiwan: the bridge will connect the previously unconnected key Highways 2 and 15 and Highways 61 and 64, where transit transport can leave the congested local roads. In addition, the Bali area, where Taipei Port is located - the busiest in the region, will become more accessible.
In addition to serving pedestrians and cars, the bridge is designed for the Danhai light rail line: its extension across the Tanshui River will connect the Bali area and the port with the Taipei rail network.
However, in the design, the desire to preserve the ecological and visual cleanliness of the Tanshui estuary was no less important than considerations for the development of infrastructure. Among other things, there are important viewpoints next to the future bridge, where tourists and locals gather every day to watch the sunset over the Taiwan Strait.
Therefore, the bridge minimally obscures the panorama: it has only one slender reinforced concrete pylon 175 m high, supporting a steel roadbed with a length of 920 m. When completed, Danjiang will be the longest asymmetric cable-stayed bridge with a single pylon in the world. The length of its two spans will be 450 m and 175 m.
The single-pylon solution will also have the least impact on navigation on the Tanshui River and on the ecosystem of its bottom.
In addition to Zaha Hadid's bureau, the winning team included German engineers Leonhardt, Andrä & Partner and Taiwanese engineering bureau Sinotech Engineering Consultants.
