Lu Pu Bridge Observation Deck - the best place to overlook Shanghai 2010 Expo

The observation deck on the Lu Pu bridge was officially open to the public from 1st May. Today I went there to experience the best view point of Shanghai 2010 Expo.

Lu Pu Bridge is the southest bridge over the HuangPu River connecting the PuXi and PuDong. It is also the longest steel arch bridge in the world.

Get there: currently only the entrance at Lu Ban Road on the Pu Xi side(west side of the Huangpu river) is open. So I took Metro Line 4 and got off at Lu Ban Road station and walked about 10 minutes to get there.

Price: At the ticket office, I was told that May is the pilot month for the observation deck. So special price 38RMB is charged for admission. But after 1st June, full price 80RMB will be charged for entrance.

The deck: There are two observation decks on different levels. The first level is the same height with the road for cars and I had to take the lift to get there. Then I walked the staircase to get on the top observation deck.

The view: It was not an easy walk and took me about 10 minutes to get on the top. The view was absolutely stunning although Shanghai 2010 Expo is still under construction. The square shaped observation deck offers the 360 degree best view of Shanghai.

Note: Different from other observatory in the skyscrapers in Shanghai, Lu Pu Bridge Observation deck provides the unique point to viewboth west and east side of the city. It does needs some energy to get on the top, and make sure you don't have vertigo or any fitness difficulties.