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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.
Image N° Name Longest span (metres) Total Length (metres) Type Carries Cross Year opened Location Province 1: Xihoumen Bridge: 1650: 5452: Suspension bridge
Upon completion in 1055, the Liaodi Pagoda surpassed the height of China's previously tallest pagoda still standing, the central pagoda of the Three Pagodas, which stands at 69.13 m (230 ft). The tallest pagoda in pre-modern Chinese history was a 100-meter (330 ft)-tall wooden pagoda tower in Chang'an built in 611 by Emperor Yang of Sui , but ...
The Anji bridge influenced the design of later Chinese bridge structures, such as the similar Yongtong Bridge near Zhaoxian in Hebei. The Yongtong Bridge is a 26 m (85 ft) long stone segmental-arch bridge built in 1130 by the Song structural engineer Pou Qianer. [8] [9] The intriguing design of the Anji bridge has given rise to many legends.
The bridge was opened in September 2020 and was visited by 200,000 people by November 2020. [2] Ruyi Bridge was designed by structural steel expert, He Yunchang and made to resemble jade ruyi, which is a Chinese symbol for good fortune. [3] It is a two level 100 m long (330 ft) glass bridge which is 140 m (460 ft) above the ground.
The bridge has nine pairs of cables. The Qiansimen Bridge has the longest stay cable of both bridges, measuring 256.85 metres (843 feet) long. [1] The bridge was shortlisted for an award by the Institution of Structural Engineers. [4] The substructure was built by China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group Co. Ltd.
A key cultural relic under national protection, the bridge is renowned as one of China's four famous ancient bridges, the other three being Zhaozhou Bridge, Lugou Bridge, and Luoyang Bridge. [ 2 ] There is an old saying, " 到潮不到桥，枉向潮州走一遭 ", [ 1 ] that means if you go to Chaozhou without visiting the bridge, you cannot ...
The Waibaidu Bridge (Chinese: 外白渡桥; pinyin: Wàibáidù Qiáo; Shanghainese: Ngabahdu Jio), called the Garden Bridge in English, is the first all-steel bridge, [3] and the only surviving example of a camelback truss bridge, in China. The present bridge is the fourth Western-designed bridge built at its location since 1856, in the ...