Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
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The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (HZMB) is a 55-kilometre (34 mi) bridge–tunnel system consisting of a series of three cable-stayed bridges, an undersea tunnel, and four artificial islands. It is both the longest sea crossing[5][6] and the longest open-sea fixed link in the world. The HZMB spans the Lingding and Jiuzhou channels, connecting Hong Kong and Macau with Zhuhai— a major city on the Pearl River Delta in China.
Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge 港珠澳大橋 港珠澳大桥 Ponte de Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai | |
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Coordinates | 22°16′59″N 113°46′50″E |
Carries | 6 lanes of the G94 Pearl River Delta Ring Expressway |
Crosses | |
Locale | Pearl River Delta |
Official name | Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge |
Other name(s) | HZMB, HZM Bridge |
Maintained by | |
Characteristics | |
Design | Bridge–tunnel system |
Total length | 55 kilometres (34 mi) |
No. of spans | 3 |
No. of lanes | 3 lanes per direction |
Design life | 120 years |
History | |
Construction start | 15 December 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-15) |
Construction end | 6 February 2018; 6 years ago (2018-02-06)[1] |
Construction cost | ¥127 billion (US$18.8 billion)[2] |
Opened | 24 October 2018, 09:00 UTC+8[3][4] |
Inaugurated | 23 October 2018; 5 years ago (2018-10-23) |
Statistics | |
Toll | ¥80 - ¥300 |
Building details | |
Website | |
hzmb.org (mainland China) customs.gov.cn (mainland China) hzmb.gov.hk (Hong Kong) td.gov.hk (Hong Kong) dsat.gov.mo/hzmb (Macau) fsm.gov.mo (Macau) | |
Location | |
Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 港珠澳大橋 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 港珠澳大桥 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jyutping | gong2 zyu1 ou3 daai6 kiu4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Gǎngzhū'ào Dàqiáo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Portuguese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Portuguese | Ponte Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The HZM Bridge was designed to last for 120 years and cost ¥127 billion (US$18.8 billion) to build.[2] The cost of constructing the Main Bridge was estimated at ¥51.1 billion (US$7.56 billion) funded by bank loans and shared among the governments of mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.[7]
Originally set to be opened to traffic in late 2016,[8][9][10] the structure was completed on 6 February 2018[1] and journalists were subsequently taken for a ride over the bridge.[11][12] On 24 October 2018 the HZMB was opened to the public after its inauguration a day earlier by Chinese leader Xi Jinping.