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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1987

BUILT WITH 150,000 TONNES OF CONCRETE AND 12,000 TONNES STEEL REINFORCEMENTS, TSING TSUEN BRIDGE CONSISTS OF A 160-METRE SPAN AND TWO 90-METRE SIDE SPANS OVER THE RAMBLER CHANNEL.

THE WESTERN APPROACHES INCLUDE 12 SPANS OF ELEVATED CONNECTING ON TO THE TSING YI CIRCULAR ROAD NETWORK, WHILE EASTERN APPROACHES, MADE UP OF FOUR SPANS, JOIN ON TO THE TEXACO ROUNDABOUT.

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MAIN

ROAD

THE

ROAD

THE MAIN SPAN PROVIDES A VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF 20 METRES ABOVE HIGH WATER PLUS HORIZONTAL WIDTH CLEARANCE OF 120 METRES FOR THE PASSAGE OF FERRIES AND SMALL VESSELS.

THE BRIDGE'S MAIN PIERS ARE SUPPORTED ON TWO-METRE DIAMETER BORED PILES SOCKETED INTO BEDROCK ABOUT 10 METRES BELOW SEABED. ROCK ISLANDS PROTECT THE PIERS FROM ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE BY TANKERS FROM THE NORTH SIDE.

CARRYING TRAFFIC

OF THE BRIDGE IS CAPABLE

UP FLOWS OF

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100,000 VEHICLES

DAY OVER ITS TWO-LANE DUAL-CARRIAGEWAYS. ITS DESIGN SPEED IS 80-KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

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THE TWO-METRE WIDE PEDESTRIAN FOOTPATHS ON BOTH BRIDGE ALSO CARRY UTILITIES SUCH AS GAS, ELECTRICITY LINES IN SERVICE BAYS UNDERNEATH.

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE TSING TSUEN BRIDGE OPENING CEREMONY AT 11 AM ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 10). A PRESS COACH WILL LEAVE THE MURRAY BUILDING CARPARK IN GARDEN 9.30 AM. YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.

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