Bridge 路 People's Republic of China
How much did the Xihoumen Bridge cost to build?
The Xihoumen Bridge is a two-span suspension bridge with a 1,650 m main span between Cezi and Jintang islands in the Zhoushan Archipelago, the fourth of five bridges linking Zhoushan to the mainland. Its steel box girder is 2,221 m long, the longest in the world, and the main bridge is about 2.6 km with towers about 211 m high and a four-lane carriageway each way. Construction began in 2005, the main bridge was joined on 16 December 2007 and it opened to traffic on 25 December 2009 at a reported cost of about 楼2.48 billion.
Reported project cost
CNY 2.48 billion
Approximately $363.03 million
Cost basis: 2009
GlabbPublic domain
Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2009
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- Total lengthChinese Wikipedia
- 2,600 m
- Main spanChina Central Television (CCTV.com)
- 1,650 m
- HeightChinese Wikipedia
- 211 m
Project record