Macau - Friendѕhip Bridge 友誼大橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1999-12-20 

Friendѕhip Bridge (Ponte de Amizade) was built to ease the traffic congestion of the original Macau-Taipa Bridge. As the second bridge connecting Macau and Taipa, it is also called "New Macau-Taipa Bridge" and is the longest of the three bridges linking Macau and Taipa.
Built in wavy shape, it is a cable-stayed bridge made with piles and concretes. The construction was started in 1990 and completed in 1994. Including 800 meters of viaduct, the bridge is 4700 meters long in total and is 18 meters wide. The two upraises are about 30 meters above sea level in order to facilitate seaway traffic.

澳門友誼大橋是為解決澳氹大橋的交通擠塞而建，也是第二座連接半島和氹仔的橋，故又稱新澳氹大橋。 它是連接澳門半島和氹仔三座橋梁中最長的一條橋。
友誼大橋屬鋼索斜張橋，包含柱梁及混凝土塊，呈波浪形建成。在1990年月動工，1994年建成通車。全長4700公尺，包括800公尺的高架引橋，以及寬18公尺。橋梁有兩處隆起，頂部離海面大約30公尺，以方便海上交通通行。

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。

Macau - Lotus Bridge

 

Stamp Issue : 1999-06-16 

Lotus Bridge (Ponte Flor de Lotus or Lotus Flower Bridge) is a cross border bridge linking the Cotai reclaimed area of Macau with Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, mainland China. The bridge is the second road crossing between China and Macau, the other being the Portas do Cerco Frontier Checkpoint on the northernmost point of Macau Peninsula.
The Lotus Bridge is located about 1 minute of road traffic west of Macau International Airport. The bridge has three lanes in each direction, with the south set of lanes following the custom of Macau's driving on the left towards China to the west. The approach roads to the bridge on the mainland side have an unusual arrangement to facilitate switching traffic to driving on the right in China.
 

Macau - Macau-Taipa Bridge

 

Stamp Issue : 1974-10-07  





 

Stamp Issue : 1981-06-  



 

Stamp Issue : 1985-05-27  

 

Stamp Issue : 1994-10-08 

Macau-Taipa Bridge (Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho) is a dual-lane two-way bridge connecting Macau Peninsula near Casino Lisboa and the island of Taipa at the northern slope of Taipa Pequena (Small Taipa Hill). It is the first bridge in the former Portuguese colony of Macau, now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, to connect the peninsula and Taipa. It is locally known as the "Old Bridge".
Night view of the bridge. Construction started in June 1970, during Portuguese rule. With a length of 2,569.8 metres a width of 9.2 metres, it was open to traffic in October 1974. The middle of the bridge is raised, in the shape of a triangular arc, to allow vessels to pass through. The highest point of the bridge is 35 metres above sea level. Once the longest continuous bridge on Earth, it is named after José Manuel de Sousa e Faria Nobre de Carvalho, the Governor of Macau from November 25, 1966 to November 19, 1974.
The bridge is meant to take the shape of a dragon, with Casino Lisboa representing the dragon's head, and Taipa Monument on Taipa Pequena the dragon's tail. Due to the construction around Casino Lisboa, the bridge was temporarily closed in 2005. As of 2006, the bridge is open again, but only to buses and taxis.