China: domestic carbon fiber suspenders are used in two bridges 

The total length of the Haikou Road Crossing Fenghe Bridge is 377 meters. The cable tower adopts a longitudinally inclined asymmetrical large-radius circular steel-concrete structure, and the cable tower cross-bridge is a symmetrical herringbone. All 12 suspenders of the auxiliary arch of the bridge are carbon fiber suspenders, and all of them are made of domestic 48K large tow carbon fiber. After the bridge is completed, it will become the first bridge project in China to apply the large-tow carbon fiber cable-anchor system, which will open up the application of domestic large-tow carbon fiber in the field of civil engineering, according to CCEEB. 

Fenghuangshan Road Crossing Fenghe Bridge has a total length of 350 meters. Two specifications of φ7-55 and φ7-73 carbon fiber suspenders are used in the bridge, and the strength level reaches 3000MPa. The bridge is the first bridge project in China to use 3000MPa high-strength carbon fiber suspenders, which further breaks through the performance limit of carbon fiber cables/suspenders used in bridge engineering, and expands the engineering application scenarios of high-performance carbon fiber composite materials, says CCEEB. 

Carbon fiber cables/suspenders are light, high-strength, corrosion-resistant, fatigue-resistant, and have good long-term load-holding properties. When used in bridge engineering, they can solve the problems of traditional steel cables/booms, such as heavy weight, poor durability, and short service life. According to CCEEB, it is beneficial to improve the durability of the bridge, reduce the maintenance cost of the whole life cycle, so as to help China attain its low carbon target.