The world’s longest 3D-printed concrete bridge is to be put into use in the Baoshan district of Shanghai.

Construction 3D Printing (c3Dp) refers to various technologies that use3D printingas a core method to fabricate buildings or construction components.

With a length of 14 meters and a width of 4 meters, the bridge, running in an east-west direction, has been produced by the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University, in collaboration with Wisdom Bay Park, a science and technology creation park in Baoshan.

At present, two 3D-printed concrete bridges have been built in the world: one is in Hemmett, the Netherlands, with a length of 8 meters and a width of 3.5 meters; another is in Castilla, Spain, with a length of 12 meters and a width of 1.75 meters.

In recent years, Baoshan district has made great efforts in promoting technological innovation in emerging industries such as 3D printing, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence, and has achieved fruitful results.