Flying Dragon Bridge

　　   Flying Dragon Bridge is situated in the western part of Ganzhou’s city center. It is a four-lane, single-tower, double-cable-plane hybrid girder cable-stayed bridge connecting the Hetao Old Town and Zhangjiang New Town. Combining urban transportation and landscape functions, it showcases a modern design concept as a major urban arterial bridge and is an important component of the city's "three verticals, three horizontals, and one ring" main road network. It has become an iconic urban landmark of Ganzhou. The bridge was included in the 2009 Ganzhou municipal government project as a tribute to the 60th anniversary of the National Day and the 10th anniversary of Ganzhou becoming a prefecture-level city. It was completed and opened to traffic on September 27, 2009. Its completion connected the arterial road networks of the old and new urban areas, significantly improving transportation conditions between Hetao Old Town and Zhangjiang New Town.

　　   Located in the western part of Ganzhou’s central urban area, Flying Dragon Bridge connects the Hetao Old Town and Zhangjiang New Town. The starting point is at Kejia Avenue, extending from south to north across Zhangjiang South Avenue, the Zhang River, Feilong Island, and Zhangjiang North Avenue, linking the intersection of Wenming Avenue and Yanggong Road. The endpoint is 100 meters north of the intersection. The total length of the project is 1,449.761 meters, including a main bridge spanning 230 meters, approach bridges totaling 565 meters, connecting roads of 624.761 meters, and roads beneath the bridge spanning 373.35 meters. Major components of the project include bridge construction, roadworks, drainage, traffic engineering, and lighting. The bridge has a total of 21 piers and abutments: on the south bank, piers 0# to 7# belong to the approach bridge, where the first span (0# to 2#) is a 2x30m integral bridge with a single-box double-cell structure; the second span (2# to 7#) is a 30+2x35+2x30m continuous beam, a double-span bridge also with a single-box double-cell design. On the north bank, piers 10# to 21# make up the approach bridge: the fourth span (10# to 14#) is a 4x30m continuous beam, double-span; the fifth span (14# to 19#) is a 30+2x35+30m continuous beam, also double-span; and the sixth span (19# to 21#) is a 2x30m integral bridge.

　　   The main bridge is a single-tower, double-cable-plane hybrid girder cable-stayed bridge. It is 230 meters long with a main span of 150 meters, featuring an asymmetrical layout: 150+(45+35)=230 meters. The steel box girder spans 128.5 meters, while the remaining 101.35 meters are concrete box girders. The main tower curves along the bridge axis and takes an “A” shape along the cross axis. Along the bridge axis, the back of the tower follows a circular curve. The tower height is 87 meters above the foundation and 70.823 meters above the bridge deck. The total project investment was 151 million RMB. The owner was Ganzhou Urban Investment Engineering Management Co., Ltd., and the supervision was handled by Wuhan Feihong Bridge & Road Supervision Co., Ltd. Construction officially began on September 28, 2007.

　　   Flying Dragon Bridge, with its grand arch over the river and the majestic emergence of a dragon from the water, carries the dreams of the people of Ganzhou into flight. It has not only become a major new landmark of Ganzhou but also plays a positive role in shaping the framework of Ganzhou as a megacity.