Chinese Consortium to Build Latin America's Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge in Brazil by 2031
A collaboration between two major Chinese engineering firms is set to build the Salvador-Itaparica Bridge in Brazil, which will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in Latin America upon its completion in 2031. According to reports from both Chinese and Brazilian media, the bridge will extend 46.8km (29 miles), featuring a 12.4km section over the Bay of All Saints along the Atlantic and a 682-metre (2,237-foot) cable-stayed span. A piling vessel, constructed by a subsidiary of the state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), left Jiangsu province in eastern China on Sunday and is expected to arrive at the construction site in 45 days. This project marks a substantial Chinese investment in Latin America and aims to improve regional connectivity.
Key facts
- A Chinese consortium will build the Salvador-Itaparica Bridge in Brazil.
- The bridge is expected to be completed by 2031.
- It will be Latin America's longest cable-stayed bridge.
- The project is a public-private partnership including two Chinese engineering conglomerates.
- The total length is 46.8km (29 miles), with a 12.4km crossing over the Bay of All Saints.
- The cable-stayed span measures 682 metres (2,237 feet).
- A piling ship from a CRCC subsidiary left Jiangsu province on Sunday and will take 45 days to reach the site.
- The piling ship will drive structural columns into the seabed to build the bridge.
Entities
Institutions
- China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC)
- Xinhua
Locations
- Brazil
- Salvador
- Itaparica
- Bay of All Saints
- Atlantic Ocean
- Jiangsu province
- China