Qiantang River Bridge

Qiantangjiang Bridge is the first highway in China. The double-purpose railway bridge is designed and built by Mao Yisheng, a famous bridge designer in China. Although there are more and more modern bridges, the historical status of Qiantangjiang Bridge is invisibly shaken. The scenery of Qiantang River Bridge can be enjoyed in Hangzhou White Tower Park and Liuhe Tower Park.

The Qiantang River Bridge, also known as the First Qiantang River Bridge, is a double-layer truss girder bridge across the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. It is located on the Qiantang River near the Liuhe Pagoda in the south of the West Lake. It was developed by Chinese bridge expert Mao Yi Sheng presided over the design. It is the first double-deck railway and highway bridge designed and built by China. The Qiantang River Bridge was built on August 8 in the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934); [2] The railway bridge and the road bridge were completed and opened to traffic on September 26 and November 17 in the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937); [3] It was blown up on December 23 in the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937) to prevent the Japanese invaders from going south; it was successfully restored in May of the 37th year of the Republic of China (1948). It was listed as the sixth batch of "National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units" in China on May 25, 2006. The Qiantang River Bridge starts from the eastern foot of Erlong Mountain in Shangcheng District in the north and reaches Shangshabu, Lianzhuang Village, Puyan Street, Binjiang District in the south; [6] The total length is 1453 meters, the highway bridge is 9.14 meters wide, and the railway bridge is 4.88 meters wide; A two-lane highway with a design speed of 100 km/h, and a single track railway at the lower level, with a design speed of 120 km/h.

Qiantang River Bridge, also known as the First Qiantang River Bridge, is a double-layer truss girder bridge across the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. It is located on the Qiantang River near Liuhe Pagoda in the south of West Lake. It was developed by Chinese bridge expert Mao Yi Sheng is in charge of the design, which is the first double-deck railway and highway bridge designed and built by China. There are also many attractions and parks around. If you are lucky, you can see the Qiantang River tide, not far from the Zhijiang campus of Zhejiang University. The riverside in autumn is still very dry, remember to bring an umbrella.

This bridge is not very beautiful, but it is famous, probably because of the name of Qiantang River! On a business trip to Hangzhou, I also took a bicycle through the West Lake to see the riverside, but I was not so disappointed at night.

Qiantangjiang famous bridge, Mao Yisheng design, the imprint of the era.