When was Humen Bridge built?

Humen Bridge was completed and opened to traffic on June 9th, 1997. Located on the Lion Ocean of the Pearl River, it is a sea-crossing bridge connecting Nansha District of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China and Humen Town of Dongguan City. Humen Bridge is a group project integrating multiple bridges and tunnels. There are 23 large and small bridges, 3 tunnels, 2 large overpass bridges and a large toll station 1 seat. The shape of Humen Bridge embodies the image concept of "Changhong lying on the waves" and "Cross-strait holding hands", which echoes Weiyuan Fort from a distance and is a landmark building and tourist attraction in Dongguan.

Humen bridge project embodies the spirit of self-improvement of Chinese bridge builders, such as "being the first in the world" and "meticulous work". As the first large-scale bridge across the east and west banks of the Pearl River Estuary, Humen Bridge not only supported the rapid economic development of the Pearl River Delta, but also rewritten the pattern of "one water in the world" in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and also led the technological innovation in the history of bridge construction in China.

Humen Bridge, with 18 advanced domestic or international engineering technologies, marks the highest achievement of bridge construction in China in the 20th century.

The construction of Humen Bridge provided a lot of technical experience for the construction of long-span suspension bridges such as Haicang Bridge in Xiamen, Jiangyin Bridge in Jiangsu and Runyang Bridge. Therefore, Guangdong has become a "holy land" for Chinese bridge engineers to learn, and the phrase "Guangdong's bridge, Shandong's road" has gradually spread throughout China.