Baoshan supplies galvanized wire for Zhoushan bridge
Chinas Baoshan Iron & Steel rolled out nearly 830 tons of 12 mm
galvanized steel
wire for use in the ambitious Zhoushan bridge project.
The wires will be used in the Xihoumen Suspension Bridge, which will connect the islands of Jintang and Cezi in the Zhoushan Archipelago. At 5.3 kilometers long, it will be the worlds second longest suspension bridge once it is completed.
The Zhoushan bridge project aims to connect the Zhoushan Archipelago to mainland
China. In addition to the Xihoumen bridge, the project involves the
construction of a 27-kilometer long bridge linking Jintang Island to the city of Ningbo in east
China's Zhejiang Province.
The
construction of the two bridges will start towards the second half of 2005, and should be completed within three years.