The final section of Taiwan’s new Tamsui-Guandu Bridge is being slotted into place. The section has been transported to the site from Taipei Port. The bridge is costing an estimated $760 million to construct and stretches 920m across the Tamsui River.
According to Taiwan’s Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation, the bridge will be the largest span single-tower asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge in the world when complete. The bridge is expected to open to traffic in the second quarter of 2026 and will help reduce traffic congestion in Taipei, as the existing Guandu Bridge crossing over the Tamsui River is not able to cope with the volume of vehicles it has to carry at present. The new bridge will also cut travel time between Taoyuan International Airport and Tamsui.
Financing for the bridge project has been provided jointly by the Ministry of the Interior, the New Taipei City Government and the Ministry of Transportation. The bridge has been designed jointly by Zaha Hadid Architects, Sinotech Engineering Consultants and Leonhardt Andra und Partner Beratende Ingenieure.
