Abstract:With the advancement of modernization and the continuous improvement of people's living standard, the bridge engineering not only meets the needs of traffic functions, but also plays an important role in improving the urban landscape. The half-through arch bridge has been widely used in urban bridges because of its flexible and diverse structure. Linghu Bridge is an urban landscape bridge across the Beijing - Hangzhou Canal in Wuxi City. Linghu Bridge is a three-span half-through bowstring arch bridge with the span layout of 100 m+183 m+100 m. The girder is a steel-concrete composite girder, and the main arch is a steel truss arch. Through the discussion of the overall design and innovation essentials of the main bridge in the project overview, scheme design, structural system and main structure, the essentials to focus on during the design of the half-through bowstring arch bridge are expounded, which provides the reference for the design of similar urban landscape bridges.