Stonecutters Bridge

Stonecutters Bridge 昂船洲大橋
Bird's-eye view
Coordinates	22°19′33″N 114°07′08″E / 22.32575°N 114.11894°E / 22.32575; 114.11894
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	Rambler Channel
Locale	New Territories, Hong Kong
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Total length	1,596 m (5,236 ft)
Width	53 m (174 ft)[1]
Height	298 m (978 ft)
Longest span	1,018 m (3,340 ft)
Clearance below	73.5 m (241 ft)
History
Designer	Dissing+Weitling
Engineering design by	Ove Arup & Partners
Construction start	27 April 2004; 20 years ago (2004-04-27)
Construction end	7 April 2009; 15 years ago (2009-04-07)
Opened	20 December 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-20)
Location

Stonecutters Bridge is a high level cable-stayed bridge spanning the Rambler Channel in Hong Kong, connecting Nam Wan Kok, Tsing Yi to Stonecutters Island. The bridge deck was completed on 7 April 2009,^[2] and opened to traffic on 20 December that year.^[3] The bridge was the second-longest cable-stayed span in the world at the time of its completion.

The approaches at Tsing Yi and Stonecutters Island are located near Container Terminal 9 and Container Terminal 8, respectively.

The bridge is part of Hong Kong's Route 8, connecting Sha Tin, Cheung Sha Wan, Tsing Yi island, Ma Wan and Lantau Island. Other major constructions along the route are Nam Wan Tunnel (completed in 2008), Eagle's Nest Tunnel (completed in 2008), Sha Tin Heights Tunnel (completed in 2008), Tsing Ma Bridge (completed in 1997) and Kap Shui Mun Bridge (completed in 1997).

The Stonecutters Bridge won the 2010 Supreme Award at the annual Structural Awards presented by the Institution of Structural Engineers, United Kingdom.