Tsing Ma Bridge facts for kids
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Tsing Ma Bridge at night
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| Carries | 6 lanes of roadway (upper) 2 MTR rail tracks, 2 lanes of roadway (lower) |
| Crosses | Ma Wan Channel |
| Locale | Ma Wan Island and Tsing Yi Island |
| Official name | Tsing Ma Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Double-decked suspension bridge |
| Width | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Longest span | 1,377 metres (4,518 ft) |
| Clearance above | 62 metres (203 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | May 22, 1997 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | HK$30 (cars) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 青馬大橋 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 青马大桥 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Cyan Horse Great Bridge | ||||||||||||||
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The Tsing Ma Bridge is a bridge in Hong Kong. It is the world's ninth-longest span suspension bridge, and was the second longest at time of completion. The bridge was named after two of the islands at its ends, namely Tsing Yi and Ma Wan. It has two decks and carries both road and rail traffic, which also makes it the largest suspension bridge of this type. The bridge has a main span of 1,377 metres (4,518 ft) and a height of 206 metres (676 ft). The span is the largest of all bridges in the world carrying rail traffic.
Images for kids
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Ma Wan abutment
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Cable band for Tsing Ma Bridge undergoing dimensional inspection
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The Hong Kong Marathon utilised the bridge until 2016. Because of complaints over traffic, organisers were forced to remove the bridge from the marathon course.
See also
In Spanish: Puente de Tsing Ma para niños
