Danjiang Bridge
Single-tower cable-stayed bridge across the mouth of the Tamsui River, linking the Tamsui and Bali districts of New Taipei, Taiwan. It opened on 12 May 2026.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| The World’s Most Beautiful Bridge Just Opened | The B1M | subject | A Zaha Hadid Architects bridge designed around a famous sunset estuary. |
The World’s Most Beautiful Bridge Just Opened — The B1M (2026)
Source: Readwise highlight
With its minimal profile and swooping lines, the Danjang Bridge leaps over the Tamsoy Estri.
- Role: subject
- In the video: The transcript (auto-generated, hence “Danjang” and “Tamsoy Estri”) explains why the bridge was needed: travellers had to detour about 6 km over an old bridge built in 1983 to cross a gap of just under a kilometre at the river mouth. The estuary faces west over the Taiwan Strait and frames the setting sun; it is described as one of the most photographed beauty spots in Taiwan. The design puts a single tower towards the eastern bank so it neither blocks the sunset nor disturbs the wetland. The video also covers soft ground, typhoons and an active shipping lane, and says the project went through seven failed tenders before a 3D digital twin got it built.
- Why it matters: The site shapes the whole design: a beautiful estuary required a beautiful bridge. Built over an ordinary river, the story would just be about traffic relief.
- Real vs. fictional: Names are corrected from the auto-transcript using Wikipedia (Danjiang Bridge, Tamsui River). ⚠️ The transcript’s names for the 1983 bridge and the districts are garbled and are left out here.