Lótus Bridge

Bridge in Macau
22°08′25″N 113°32′48″E / 22.1402°N 113.5468°E / 22.1402; 113.5468Carries6 lanesCrossesShap Sam Mun Waterway (十三門水道)LocaleCotai and HengqinOfficial namePonte Flor de LótusCharacteristicsDesignGirder bridgeTotal length1,756 metres (5,761 ft)Width30 metres (98 ft)HistoryOpenedMarch 2000StatisticsTollfreeLocationMap
Lótus Bridge
Traditional Chinese蓮花大橋
Simplified Chinese莲花大桥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiánhuā Dàqiáo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglin4 faa1 daai6 kiu4
Aerial view of the western terminus of the Lótus Bridge.

Lotus Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Flor de Lótus; Chinese: 蓮花大橋) is a cross-border bridge linking the Cotai reclamation area of Macau with Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China (PRC). The bridge is a road crossing between mainland China and Macau. Since December 2014, it has been open 24 hours per day.[1]

The bridge is located about 8 km (5 mi) west of the Macau International Airport. The bridge has three lanes in each direction and follows Macau's rule of the road of driving on the left. The approach roads to the bridge on the mainland Chinese side have an unusual arrangement to facilitate switching traffic to driving on the right in mainland China. The bridge has been designed by Eng Nuno Costa (Profabril) and a Chinese company.

See also

References

  1. ^ Border between Macau and Zhuhai open 24 hours a day

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