As the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway (constructed by Wuhan bridge-building group) was awarded the Special Prize of State Science and Technology Awards 2015, The China’s Bridges have become a famous brand, the same as the China High-speed Railway. Presently, there are 29 completed suspension bridges with a span length of more than 1000 meters and 21 completed and under-construction cable-stayed bridges with a span length of more than 600 meters in the world. Among these world-class bridges, the bridges made by Wuhan have made up half of the total.
       In the completed suspension bridges with a span length of more than 1000 meters, 8 of which (The Xihoumen Bridge, the Runyang Yangtze River Bridge, the Nanjing Fourth Yangtze River Bridge, etc) are designed and constructed by China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute, China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group and CCCC Second Harbour Engineering Company; In the completed and under-construction cable-stayed bridges with a span length of more than 600 meters, about 17 of which are designed and constructed by Wuhan bridge-building group.
       The world’s bridges lie in China and the China’s bridges lie in Wuhan. Qin Shunquan, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, says the Chinese national team of design and construction, taking China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute and China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group as representatives, has a world-class skill both in technology and construction power, which has a world-leading level in design and construction of high-speed railway bridges. China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute has designed and completed more than 60% of the total length of China high-speed railway bridges.
The US magazine Time used to comment that “The Chinese enterprises shall have their own inventions and designs, and establish their own brands. China shall not chase after the global leaders, but develop its own leaders.” Now, this prediction has come true on the platform of world bridges.
       As the main force of the bridge design, China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute had won the design rights of a series of oversea major bridges, including the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge in Maldives, which is firstly built over the coral reefs. CCCC Second Highway Consultant Co. Ltd. had won the bid of the Maputo Sea-crossing Bridge in Mozambique and the whole bridge would follow the design of Chinese Standard. The Wuhan bridge-building group, as the main force of new China construction, is highlighting the brand of China’s bridges on the world platform.
       Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge
       he First Bridge On Yangtze River

       59 years ago, the Chinese bridge-builders had accomplished the amazing feat of “A bridge connects the north and the south and changes the natural moat into thoroughfare” by the determination and courage of crossing the moat and transcending themselves. The Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was commenced in September 1955 and was opened to traffic on October 15, 1957. The upper floor is a highway bridge and the lower floor is a double-line railway bridge. The bridge connects the great arteries of the north and the south, forms a complete Beijing-Guangzhou Line by connecting the Beijing-Wuhan Railway and Guangzhou-Wuhan Railway together and puts the three towns of Wuhan together, greatly promoting the development of Wuhan.
       Enshi Sidu River Bridge
       The world’s Highest Bridge And One Of The Most Frightening Bridges In The World
 

       The Sidu River Bridge is the first super major suspension bridge with a span length of more than 900 meters located in mountainous area and it is named the World’s Highest Suspension Bridge. The Sidu River Bridge has won a place in the selection of Top 10 of the World’s Most Frightening Bridges from an oversea website. The bridge locates at the junction of Yichang City and Enshi Prefecture, sits on the Sidu River of Yesanguan Town, Badong County, Hubei Province and lies in the lofty hills of Wuling Mountain in western Hubei.
       Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge
       The World’s Longest Span Double-floor Highway Suspension Bridge
 

       The Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge locates between the Wuhan Baishazhou Bridge and the Yingwuzhou Bridge with its starting point set in Wuhan International Expo Center Overpass. The whole bridge adopts the programme of one-stride to cross the river. The span length is 1700 meters, which made it the longest suspension bridge in China.
       From the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, the Hubei bridge-building group has found out its own knacks step by step in this technical work of high-grade, precision and sophistication on bridge-building. On the innovative soil of Hubei, the Hubei bridge-building group has taken a leading position in the world by its technological innovation. From the first bridge Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge till now, the Hubei bridge-building group has built more than 2000 bridges, which have crossed the mountains, rivers and seas and changed the natural moat into thoroughfare. The bridges “Made In Hubei” have made up half of the total bridges.
       Among these bridges, the Nanjing Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge and the Wuhan Tianxingzhou Yangtze River Bridge (constructed by China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group) had won two cups of the highest international bridge awards “The George Richardson Prize” for our country.
       The Hubei Bridge-building Group Makes “The China’s Bridges” World Famous
       Nanjing Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge
       The Most Major Achievement In the World’s Railway Bridges

       The Nanjing Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge, constructed by China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group, has represented the highest level of the present China bridge-building and won the highest international bridge awards “The George Richardson Prize”.
       Sutong Yangtze River Bridge
       The World’s First Cable-stayed Bridge With A Span Length Of More Than 1000 Meters
 

       The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge has a large project scale: its main span length has come to 1088 meters and it is the world’s first cable-stayed bridge with a span length of more than 1000 meters.
       Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
       The World’s Longest Sea-crossing Bridge
 

       The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is a large bridge connecting Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao. It has an important strategic significance in promoting the further economic development of Hong Kong, Macao and the west bank area of the Pearl River Delta.
       China-Maldives Friendship Bridge
       The World’s First Sea-crossing Bridge Built Over The Coral Reefs

       In November 2015, the Hubei bridge-building enterprise CCCC Second Harbour Engineering Company managed to win the bid of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge in Maldives. It is the first bridge in this world-class tourist attraction and it is the world’s first sea-crossing bridge built over the coral reefs. The bridge connects Male (Capital of Maldives) and the Airport Island and it is called “The Most Beautiful” sea-crossing bridge.
       Padma Bridge In Bangladesh
       Named “The Bridge Of Dream” By The Local
 

       The Padma Bridge, as “The Bridge of Dream” in Bangladesh, is one of the most important passageways between China and the Trans-Asian Railway in Southeast Asia and it is an important traffic fulcrum project of the China’s “The Belt and Road Initiative” Strategy. The bridge is the largest oversea bridge project constructed by Chinese enterprises. After the completion, the bridge will be an important transportation hub connecting Dhaka (Capital of Bangladesh) and the southwestern provinces.
       From the northern border to the southern frontier of the motherland, from the North Africa to the South Asia of the foreign land, more and more “Made In Hubei” world class projects are crossing the moats and connecting the world. The wonderful jump from “Made In Hubei” to “Made In Hubei, Made In China” has helped “The China’s Bridges” officially become “The China’s Name Card” of stepping out to the world.