Construction Techniques for Main Girder of Badong Changjiang River Highway Bridge

Badong Changjiang River Highway Bridge, with a main span 388 m, is a 5-span prestressed concrete continuous cable-stayed bridge of double pylons and double cable planes. In this paper, the key construction techniques for the main girder of the Bridge, such as construction of the cast-in-place segments, cantilevered segments, stay cables and closure segments, are dealt with. 