Macau - Sai Van Bridge 西灣大橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1974-04-22 

Sai Van Bridge (Ponte de Sai Van) is a cable-stayed bridge in Macau inaugurated on December 19, 2004. The bridge measures 2.2 kilometers long and is the third one that connects Taipa Island and Macau Peninsula. It features a double-deck design, with an enclosed lower deck to be used in the event of strong typhoons when the other two bridges connecting Taipa and Macau Peninsula, namely Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho and Ponte de Amizade, are closed. Space is also reserved in the lower deck for a rail-link in the future (Macau Light Transit System).

西灣大橋是澳門第三條連接澳門半島和氹仔的跨海斜張橋，落成於2004年12月19日。澳門的兩個入口位於澳門旅遊塔附近和媽閣對開新填海地區。氹仔入口位於海洋花園附近。西灣大橋為豎琴式斜張橋，全長約2,200公尺，寬度28公尺，而主跨距離180公尺，成為世界上雙層混凝土橋樑的最大跨度，是三條澳氹跨海大橋中最短及最寬的一條。橋面六線雙向行車，橋內有一內層行車通道，使得車輛可在颱風襲澳時行經此橋。內層通道亦有預留位置興建研擬中的澳門輕軌。