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Danjiang Bridge set to open as Taiwan’s newest landmark
2026/05/10 03:15
Taiwan’s newest landmark, the Danjiang Bridge, is set to open to traffic on Tuesday. At a ceremony on Saturday, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te hailed the bridge, designed by the late Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid, as a new symbol of Taiwan’s engineering and design ambition. Spanning the mouth of the Tamsui River in northern Taiwan, it is the world’s longest single-tower asymmetric cable-stayed bridge. But behind its elegant design was a difficult construction process, marked by failed tenders, budget increases and major engineering challenges. CNA looks back at how the Danjiang Bridge was built, and how it became a project drawing attention in Taiwan and beyond.
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