Strait Bridge "officially opened to traffic on December 19, 1991 (14th Xinwei winter months).


1991 the morning of December 20, 2011, the Egret Island over the sunny, majestic Xiamen Bridge on the flags fluttering. CPC Central Committee General Secretary Jiang Zemin in a warm round of applause for this Strait Bridge "cut the ribbon for the official opening. The (Lssdjt.com)
ten o'clock Xu, Xiamen Mayor Zou announced Xiamen Bridge opening ceremony began. CPC Xiamen Municipal Committee, secretary Shi Zhaobin speech, Jiang Zemin was very pleased to cut the ribbon for the bridge opened to traffic. Prior to this, Jiang Zemin inscribed the Xiamen Bridge bridge name.
Xiamen Bridge of Bridge. Bridge by the main bridge, Jimei overpass, Takasaki approach spans and management system is composed of four parts, with a total length of more than 6.5 thousand meters, the main bridge is 2070 meters long. After the completion of the bridge, not only greatly ease original high (Kawasaki) set (United States) lane crowded seawall, jams, and the Xiamen Island is more closely linked to Taiwanese investment zone in Haicang, Xinglin, further significant development in these areas.
the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier Tian Jiyun and other central leaders attended the opening ceremony. Then, Jiang Zemin and his entourage traveled to Toyama Exhibition City, visited the 10-year construction Exhibition of Xiamen Special Economic Zone.