Abstract
A dramatic new road bridge near Hong Kong could prove to be a new benchmark for cable-stayed crossings. Instead of using a traditional two-tower cable-stayed design with integrated approach viaducts, the Jin-Ma (Golden Horse) bridge has a large single-towered structure rigidly connected to two balanced-cantilever approach structures. The symmetry, stiffness and efficiency of the arrangement makes for a very economical, yet aesthetic, solution. The bridge provides two main spans of 283 m across the Xi-Jiang river delta, significantly reducing journey times between the southern Chinese cities of Guangzhou (formerly Canton) and Zhaoqing.
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