Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct
Changhua—Kaohsiung Viaduct 彰化-高雄高架橋 | |
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Carries | Train |
Locale | Taiwan |
Begins | Baguashan, Changhua County |
Ends | Zuoying, Kaohsiung |
Maintained by | Taiwan High Speed Rail |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 157.317 km (97.752 mi) |
History | |
Construction end | 2004 |
The Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct (Chinese: 彰化-高雄高架橋) is the world's second longest bridge.[1][2][3] The bridge acts as a viaduct for part of the railway line of the Taiwan High Speed Rail network. Over 200 million passengers had been carried over it by December 2012.[3]
THSR Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan stations are built along this viaduct.
Location
The rail line goes from Baguashan (八卦山) in Changhua County to Zuoying in Kaohsiung.[citation needed]
Design
Completed in 2004,[3] the bridge is 157.317 kilometers (97.752 mi) in length.[2] The railway is built across a vast series of viaducts, as they were designed to be earthquake resistant to allow for trains to stop safely during a seismic event and for repairable damage following a maximum design earthquake.[4] Bridges built over known fault lines were designed to survive fault movements without catastrophic damage.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Sarah Lazarus (6 May 2018). "The $20 billion 'umbilical cord': China unveils the world's longest sea-crossing bridge". CNN. Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b "20 Longest Bridges in the world". World Atlas. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Top 10 Longest Bridges in the world". Strongest in the world. Archived from the original on 2019-02-28.
- ^ "Seismic Resistant Viaduct Design for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Project". LUSAS. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ Martin, Empelmann; Whittaker, David; Los, Eimert; Dorgarten, Hans-Wilhelm (2004). "Taiwan High Speed Rail Project – Seismic Design of Bridges Across the Tuntzuchiao Active Fault" (PDF). Proceedings of the 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
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