Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge 港珠澳大橋 港珠澳大桥 Ponte de Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai | |
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| Coordinates | 22°16′59″N 113°46′50″E / 22.28306°N 113.78056°E |
| Carries | 6 lanes of the G94 Pearl River Delta Ring Expressway |
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| Locale | Pearl River Delta |
| Official name | Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge |
| Other name(s) | HZMB, HZM Bridge |
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| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bridge–tunnel system |
| Total length | 55 kilometres (34 mi) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| No. of lanes | 3 lanes per direction |
| Design life | 120 years |
| History | |
| Construction start | 15 December 2009 |
| Construction end | 6 February 2018[1] |
| Construction cost | ¥127 billion (US$18.8 billion)[2] |
| Opened | 24 October 2018, 09:00 UTC+8[3][4] |
| Inaugurated | 23 October 2018 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 10,600 vehicles (2024 daily avg)[5][Nb 1] 78,000 passenger trips (2024 daily avg)[6] |
| Toll | ¥80 - ¥300 |
| Website | |
| hzmb.org (mainland China) customs.gov.cn (mainland China) hzmb.gov.hk (Hong Kong) td.gov.hk (Hong Kong) dsat.gov.mo/hzmb (Macau) fsm.gov.mo (Macau) | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 港珠澳大橋 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 港珠澳大桥 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | gong2 zyu1 ou3 daai6 kiu4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Gǎngzhū'ào Dàqiáo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Ponte Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (HZMB) is a 55-kilometre (34 mi) bridge–tunnel system consisting of a series of three cable-stayed bridges, an undersea tunnel, and four artificial islands. It is both the longest sea crossing[7][8] and the longest open-sea fixed link in the world.[9] The HZMB spans the Lingding and Jiuzhou channels, connecting Hong Kong and Macau with Zhuhai—a major city on the Pearl River Delta in China.
The HZM Bridge was designed to last for 120 years and cost ¥127 billion (US$18.8 billion) to build.[2] The cost of constructing the Main Bridge was estimated at ¥51.1 billion (US$7.56 billion) funded by bank loans and shared among the governments of mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.[10]
Originally set to be opened to traffic in late 2016,[11][12][13] the structure was completed on 6 February 2018[1] and journalists were subsequently taken for a ride over the bridge.[14][15] On 24 October 2018 the HZMB was opened to the public after its inauguration a day earlier by General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping.
- ^ a b 港珠澳大桥主体工程完成交工验收 具备通车试运营条件. Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China. 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Xinhua Headlines: World's longest cross-sea bridge opens, integrating China's Greater Bay Area". Xinhua Net. 23 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Cars and buses begin crossing the Pearl River Delta as Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge opens to traffic". 24 October 2018. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Xi Jinping declares opening of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge". Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Transport Department - December 2024 Table 8.1 (e) Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Crossing Vehicular Traffic". www.td.gov.hk. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Transport Department - December 2024 Table 8.2 Passenger Arrivals and Departures by Control Point". www.td.gov.hk. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "China opens longest sea-crossing bridge". BBC News. 23 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Smooth start for world's longest state of the art sea crossing". The Straits Times. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ Chatwin, Jonathan (2024). The Southern Tour: Deng Xiaoping and the Fight for China's Future. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 138. ISBN 9781350435711.
- ^ Lazarus, Sarah. "China unveils world's longest sea-crossing bridge". CNN. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge construction set to finish this year". Nikkei Asian Review. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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- ^ Lazarus, Sarah. "China unveils world's longest sea-crossing bridge". CNN. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "好消息！港珠澳大桥七一前正式通车" (in Chinese (China)). gd.qq.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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