Zaha Hadid Architects’ Danjiang Bridge Nears Completion Ahead of 2026 Opening in Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan’s record-breaking Danjiang Bridge set for May opening - Global Construction Review

The final segment of steel decking has been installed on the Danjiang Bridge, the first structure to link the east and west banks of the mouth of the Tamsui River in Taiwan, just north of Taipei. The milestone confirms 12 May 2026 as the bridge’s opening date, when it will become the world’s longest single-tower, asymmetric cable-stayed bridge, with a 450m-long central span and a 200m-tall concrete mast. Estimated to cost US$405m, the 68-month…

Zaha Hadid Architects’ Danjiang Bridge Nears Completion Ahead of 2026 Opening in Taipei, Taiwan

Danjiang Bridge in Taiwan by Zaha Hadid Architects. Construction photography. Image © Paddy Chao Zaha Hadid Architects was announced as the winner of the Danjiang Bridge International Competition in 2015. At the time, the design proposal sought to minimize the bridge's visual impact by employing a single concrete structural mast to support a 920-meter-long cable-stayed span. Construction began in 2019 on what would become the world's longest sin…