XCMG’s super-large tower helps top out the tallest main tower of the Ma’anshan Yangtze River Highway-Rail Bridge

The main tower of Pier Z4 of the Ma’anshan Yangtze River Bridge on the Chaoma Railway has been successfully capped, with XCMG’s XGT15000-600S crane lifting a 98.5-ton steel tower segment to over 300 meters for precise docking and installation. All three main towers of the bridge have now been capped, and the cantilever erection of the steel beams is about to begin.
The Pier 4 main tower, which was capped, is the bridge’s central tower. Standing at 345.6 meters, it is the tallest main tower on the entire bridge. It was hoisted integrally in large segments, comprising 39 hoisting sections. The maximum weight of a single steel tower section is 482.7 tons.
Since its commissioning, the XGT15000-600S, with its superior lifting performance and highly intelligent control capabilities, has overcome the challenges of lifting extremely large loads and heights, fully ensuring the smooth progress of bridge construction. It successfully completed the hoisting of the main towers of Piers 3 and 4, and helped achieve numerous key milestones in the project.