In a jaw-dropping feat of engineering earlier this week, Shanghai witnessed what locals are calling a 'steel ballet' 💃—a 10,000-tonne bridge rotating with surgical precision to connect rail lines without disrupting high-speed maglev trains below. The Chuansha Super Major Bridge completed its 60-degree spin in just one hour on January 8, marking China’s first large-scale bridge rotation over an operational maglev track.
🔧 Powered by four intelligent jacks, the maneuver avoided disruptions to the bustling Yingbin Expressway and magnetic levitation system—a critical step for the Shanghai-Suzhou-Nantong Railway expansion. The project, led by China Construction Eighth Engineering Bureau, paves the way for faster connections between Jiangsu province and the Yangtze River Delta economic hub.
🚄 Why it matters: This milestone underscores China’s push to integrate cutting-edge tech with urban infrastructure. With maglev trains hitting 600 km/h, such precision engineering ensures future projects can coexist with existing high-speed networks—a win for commuters and logistics alike!
