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This list of bridges in China includes notable bridges. China has a long history in bridge construction. The oldest bridge still in existence in China is the Anji Bridge, constructed during the years between 595 and 605. During the infrastructure boom of the past two decades, bridge-building has proceeded at a rapid pace on a vast scale.
The Anji Bridge (simplified Chinese: 安济桥; traditional Chinese: 安濟橋; pinyin: Ānjì Qiáo; lit. 'Safe crossing bridge') is the world's oldest open-spandrel segmental arch bridge of stone construction. [1] Credited to the design of a craftsman named Li Chun, the bridge was constructed in the years 595–605 [2] during the Sui dynasty ...
The Anji Bridge, also called the Zhaozhou Bridge, is China's oldest standing bridge and the world's oldest open spandrel bridge of wholly stone construction.It was built under the direction of Li Chun between the years 595-605 AD during the Sui dynasty.
The Duge Bridge (), also called the Beipanjiang Bridge, is a four-lane cable-stayed bridge on the border between the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan in China. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It spans the deep gorge of the Nizhu River (a tributary of the Beipan ), near the town of Duge.
Although large bridges of wooden construction existed in China at the time of the Warring States period, the oldest surviving stone bridge in China is the Zhaozhou Bridge, built from 595 to 605 AD during the Sui dynasty. This bridge is also historically significant as it is the world's oldest open-spandrel stone segmental
"East Sea Bridge") is a Chinese bridge counted among the longest cross-sea bridges in the world. It was completed on December 10, 2005. It has a total length of 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi) and connects mainland Shanghai's Pudong New Area with the offshore Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Zhejiang's Shengsi County. Most of the bridge is a low-level ...
Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is a 26.7 km (16.6 mi) long roadway bridge in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, which is part of the 41.58 km (25.84 mi) Jiaozhou Bay Connection Project. [1] The longest continuous segment of the bridge is 25.9 km (16.1 mi), [ 3 ] making it one of the longest bridges in the world .
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