Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge Review

Located between Sheshan and Guishan in Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is the first bridge on the Wanli Yangtze River and the first public-rail dual-purpose bridge built on the Yangtze River after the founding of New China. It is called the "Wanli Yangtze River First Bridge". The Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan has become a landmark building in Wuhan since its completion. The Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is one of 156 projects supported by the Soviet Union to China. Construction started in September 1955 and was officially opened on October 15, 1957. The length of the bridge is about 1670 meters. The upper layer is a highway bridge (107 national highway) and the lower layer is a double-track railway bridge (Beijing-Guangzhou Railway). There are 8 piers and 9 holes in the bridge body. Each span of the hole is 128 meters. Under the bridge, 10,000 tons of huge ships can be accessed. Except for the seventh pier, all the eight piers adopt "large-scale pipe column drilling method" which is a new construction method initiated by China. In June 1956, Mao Zedong inscribed "a bridge Flying North and south, a cutting changing path" in "Water Tune Song Head Swimming", which is a true portrayal of the important role of Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in communicating China's north-south traffic. As the main achievement of China's first Five-Year plan, the bridge design was selected as the third set of RMB issued in April 1962, which became an important symbol of the new China's national construction. Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is one of the famous tourist attractions in China. On May 3, 2013, Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge became the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In September 2016, it was selected as the "first batch of 20th century Chinese architectural heritage" list.