雙語科技百科(近現代成就) 第128期:杭州灣跨海大橋
The Hangzhou Bay Bridgel
Hgzhou Bay Bridge (36 kilometers' ong) is a bridge across Hangzhou Bay off the eastern coast of China. It connects Haiyan in Jiaxing city and Cixi of Ningbo city in Zhepang Province. The bridge is the longest trans-oceanic bridge in the world, one of the masterpieces of modem architecture.
杭州灣跨海大橋是一座橫跨中國杭州灣海域的跨海大橋，南起寧波慈溪，北至嘉興海鹽，全長36千米。杭州灣跨海大橋是世界上最長的跨海大橋，是世界建橋史上的一項創舉和奇蹟。The bridge underwent various feasibility studies for a decade before it was finally approved in 2002. Construction of this bridge started on June 8, 2003. The opening ceremony was held on June 26, 2007 with great domestic media publicity, though after the opening ceremony, the bridge would only be used for test and evaluation purposes. It was opened to the public on May l, 2008. The bridge reduces the previously trip from Ningbo fo Shanghai by 120km and alleviates the congested Huhang Highway and Hangyong Highway.
杭州灣跨海大橋2002年經國家計委批准立項，2003年6月8日奠基，2007年6月26日全線貫通，2008年5月1日建成通車。通車後從浙江寧波到上海的陸路距離縮短了120千米左右，大大緩解已經擁擠不堪的滬杭和杭甬高速公路的壓力。
The bridge has six expressway lanes in two directions. The designated speed is 100 kilometres per hour, and the designed longevity is more than 100 years. The total investment on the bridge was RMB 11. 8 billion. The bridge is shaped in an " S" , and the length of the bridge is decorated with flashing lights of different colors so that to distract from drowsiness, and keep attention on the road instead. This is also the real reason for "S" shape. There will be a service centre on this express-way. Mid-way through the bridge, a service island will be built for cars to turn off the road for rest, food, and a wide-range of services. The island is actually a plot- form resting on piers.
大橋橋寬33米，爲雙向六車道。設計時速100千米，設計使用壽命100年以上，總投資1 18億元。爲兼顧杭州灣水文環境特點，“長橋臥波”的設計將大橋平面勾勒成S形曲線，優美、活潑的橋型以及橋身的不同顏色讓司機和乘客在駕車、乘車時減緩倦意，感到愉悅。在離南岸約14千米處，設計有一個面積達1.2萬平方米的交通服務救援海上平臺，同時也是一個旅遊休閒觀光平臺。
