But if you consider the bridge deck area between two piers, the Yuan Shan Bridge may be considered as one of the biggest of this type in the world. The total construction cost for this giant bridge is over US $ 20,000,000. The Republic of China takes pride in saying that the entire project, from design to creation as a prestressed concrete work of art, is an undertaking of local engineers and workers.
這座圓山跨河大橋的總工程費用達新台幣八億以上，負責設計的林同棪工程師，是國際聞名的結構工程專家，專攻預力混凝土建築法，他目前也是我國中央研究院的院士。