Wuhan Changjiang River Bridge began to be built on September 9, 1955. It was opened to traffic October 13, 1957.The whole bridge is 1670 meters long. The main bridge is 1156 meters long. The bridge approach in the north end is 303 meters long. The bridge approach in the south end is 211 meters long. It's 80 meters high from the fundus to the surface of the highway bridge. The bridge has two storeys. The upper is the railway bridge. It's 14.5 meters wide. Two trains in the opposite direction can run across it at the same time. The upper is the highway bridge. It's 20.25 meters wide. Four cars can run across it side by side. The main bridge is a bridge with 3 continuous spans. Each span has 3 arches. There are 8 abutments and 9 arches in total. Every arch has a span of 128 meters. Large ships can sail across it all the year round. There is one bridge tower at each end of the bridge. They are in national architectural style. Each is 35 meters high. There are 7 storeys from the hall on the ground floor to the pavilion on the top floor. People can go up and come down by lift. The auxiliary buildings and all kinds of decorations are very compatible with the whole bridge. The whole bridge looks extremely magnificent. People can take the lift from the ground floor directly to arrive at the road surface of the highway bridge. When people stand on the bridge and Look into the distance, they will find that the three towns of Wuhan combine into one whole. It makes people full of imagination. "One bridge is built spanning the river, which makes the traffic convenient." Wuhan Changjiang River Bridge not only unites the three towns of Wuhan into one body, but also greatly promotes the development of industry and agriculture.
Tips:
If you want to enjoy the bridge, you'd better walk down the road from the Watching Horse Square. Certainly, you'd better wear sneakers because walking across the bridge and arriving at the Turtle Hill may spend you one hour. It's a huge test to you.
There's much wind on the river, so you'd better not tour in winter. It's not fit to walk on it in the hot sun in summer. The temperature of the surface of the bridge possibly reaches 50 degrees in July. It's very hot.
When you go through the bridge, you will find the Si Men Kou. It's a famous mall in Wuhan. There is a street where all kinds of snacks are sold there. The name of the street is Fubu Lane. You can find a lot of wonderful snacks. If you have time, you may taste them.
Wuhan Changjiang River Bridge began to be built on September 9, 1955. It was opened to traffic October 13, 1957.The whole bridge is 1670 meters long. The main bridge is 1156 meters long. The bridge approach in the north end is 303 meters long. The bridge approach in the south end is 211 meters long. It's 80 meters high from the fundus to the surface of the highway bridge. The bridge has two storeys. The upper is the railway bridge. It's 14.5 meters wide. Two trains in the opposite direction can run across it at the same time. The upper is the highway bridge. It's 20.25 meters wide. Four cars can run across it side by side. The main bridge is a bridge with 3 continuous spans. Each span has 3 arches. There are 8 abutments and 9 arches in total. Every arch has a span of 128 meters. Large ships can sail across it all the year round. There is one bridge tower at each end of the bridge. They are in national architectural style. Each is 35 meters high. There are 7 storeys from the hall on the ground floor to the pavilion on the top floor. People can go up and come down by lift. The auxiliary buildings and all kinds of decorations are very compatible with the whole bridge. The whole bridge looks extremely magnificent. People can take the lift from the ground floor directly to arrive at the road surface of the highway bridge. When people stand on the bridge and Look into the distance, they will find that the three towns of Wuhan combine into one whole. It makes people full of imagination. "One bridge is built spanning the river, which makes the traffic convenient." Wuhan Changjiang River Bridge not only unites the three towns of Wuhan into one body, but also greatly promotes the development of industry and agriculture.
