Sai Van Bridge

Sai Van Bridge
File:Ponte de Sai Van.jpg
Coordinates
Carries	6 lanes of roadway (upper), 2 Macau LRT rail tracks (lower)
Crosses	Praia Grande Bay
Locale	Macau Peninsula and Taipa
Official name	Ponte de Sai Van
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Total length	2,200 metres (7,218 ft)
Width	28 metres (92 ft)
Longest span	180 metres (591 ft)
History
Opened	19 December 2004
Statistics
Daily traffic	cars
Toll	free

Sai Van Bridge
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	西灣大橋
Simplified Chinese	西湾大桥
Literal meaning	west bay bridge
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīwān Dàqiáo Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sai1 waan1 daai6 kiu4
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Ponte de Sai Van

Sai Van Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Macau, China, inaugurated on December 19, 2004. The bridge measures 2.2 kilometers (1.4 mi) long and is the third one to cross the Praia Grande Bay connecting Taipa Island and Macau Peninsula. It features a double-deck design, with an enclosed lower deck to be used in the event of strong typhoons when the other two bridges connecting Taipa and Macau Peninsula, namely Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho and Ponte de Amizade, are closed. Space is also reserved in the lower deck for a rail-link in the future (Macau Light Transit System).

See also

• Transport in Macau

External links

• MGTO - Sightseeing: Brief introduction to the bridge by Macau Government Tourist Office