Danjiang Bridge Competition Taiwan, Taipei Architecture Contest, Cable-stayed Project
Danjiang Bridge Competition
Tamsui River Cable-stayed Crossing in Taipei, Taiwan ? design by Zaha Hadid Architects
20 Nov 2017 + 14 Aug 2015
Danjiang Bridge Competition in Taiwan
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects with Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner
Danjiang Bridge named ?Collaboration Project of the Year? at the Construction Computing Awards 2017

image : MIR
The Danjiang Bridge has been commissioned by the Directorate of Highways of Taiwan and will be the world?s longest single-mast asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge.

image from ZHA
Located at the mouth of Tamsui River, the Danjiang Bridge is integral to the infrastructure upgrading program of northern Taiwan, enhancing accessibility throughout the region with the rapidly expanding Port of Taipei/Taipei Harbour?the region?s busiest shipping port. The bridge will also increase connectivity between local neighbourhoods and significantly reduce through-traffic in the region?s town centres.
image : VisualArch
The bridge design minimises its visual impact by using a single 200 metre concrete structural mast to support the 920m road, rail, cycle and pedestrian deck made from steel.
Zaha Hadid Architects was commissioned as design consultants alongside lead structural engineer Leonhardt, Andrä and Partner in Germany together with Sinotech Engineering Consultants in Taiwan acting as local engineering consultants.
Given the project?s scale and engi...