Qingdao Trestle was built in the 18th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1892), and was built by Gaoyuan Zhang, the yamen of General Troops. Completed on 1893.
The total length is 200m, the width is10m, the stone base is grey, and iron guardrails are installed on both sides of the bridge deck. It is the earliest military-specific artificial wharf building in Qingdao.
After Germany invaded Qingdao, the trestle became a freight terminal.
The trestle bridge1901May was expanded, the northern section was paved with cement, and the iron guardrail was changed into an iron rope guardrail, and the bridge deck extended to the south for 350 meters. The extension section is made of steel frame and wood, and light rail is added to facilitate transportation.
1905 or so, commercial cargo transportation moved to Qingdao Dagang, and the trestle became a special wharf for ship quarantine and water diversion.
From September of 193 1 year to April of 1933, Qingdao municipal government invested 258,000 yuan to expand and repair the steel-wood structure of the original bridge and transform it into a reinforced concrete structure with 34 rows of piles. The bridge deck is paved with cement, and the bridge body is lengthened to 440 meters with a width of 8 meters. At the same time, the height of the bridge deck is increased by 0.5 meters, and a semi-circular breakwater is built at the southern end.
Qingdao landing stage
, named Hui Lanting.
Since then, the trestle bridge has become an important landmark building and famous scenic spot in Qingdao.
On the morning of May 27th, 20 13, Qingdao citizens found that the bridge body more than 30 meters long on the east side of the trestle collapsed and the cables on the bridge flashed sparks.
It is understood that the collapse occurred on the night of the 26th, causing no casualties, and the trestle bridge has been closed.
On the afternoon of May 26th, a rainstorm hit Qingdao, Shandong Province.
Qingdao Meteorological Observatory issued rainstorm warning and gale warning, and Beihai Forecast Center of State Oceanic Administration also issued storm surge warning and wave warning.
Affected by heavy rain, there was moderate to heavy rain in Qingdao from 6: 00 to 23: 00 on the 26th, with an average precipitation of 26 mm..
The trestle has a history of more than one hundred years.
189 1 The imperial edict of the Qing Dynasty was built in Qingdao (called Jiaoao).
1892, Gaoyuan Zhang, the company commander of Dengzhou, was sent to Qingdao with four battalions of officers and men. In order to facilitate the transportation of military materials, two wharves were built, one of which is the present trestle, which is 200 meters long and 10 meters wide.
There are many original names of the wharf, such as Navy Pier, Qian Hai Pier, Nanhai Pier, Li Hongzhang Pier and Grand Pier.
Another "Yamen Bridge" is located in front of the company commander's Yamen, with a length of 100 m and a width of 6 m, also called "snail bridge".
These two wharves were designed by China engineers themselves, and they are the earliest wharves in Qingdao.
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The trestle was the only maritime "arms supply line" at that time, that is to say, whoever controlled the trestle controlled Jiaozhou Bay.
1897, the Germans landed from Qingdao Bay where the trestle bridge was located in the name of exercise and occupied Qingdao by force. The trestle became the witness of German occupation of Qingdao.
After German imperialism occupied Qingdao, in May of 190 1, the northern end of the original bridge was changed to stone foundation and cement pavement, and the southern end of the steel bridge was paved with planks, and the light rail was built to extend the bridge to 350 meters, which was still a military pier.
1904 After the completion of Terminal 1 in Dagang, the trestle gradually lost its historical mission as a wharf and began to open to tourists.
During the First World War, Japan held a military parade on this bridge after landing at the Yangkou of Laoshan Mountain and occupying Qingdao, which proved that it enjoyed "full * * *" to Qingdao.
Seagulls fly by at sunset in Qingdao.
1922 China sailors marched here after Qingdao was taken back by China Beiyang.
193 1 Nanjing National * * The reconstruction was contracted by Germany Xinli Foreign Firm, and the bridge was lengthened to 440 meters.
There is an arrow-shaped breakwater at the southern end of the bridge, and there is a Guofeng Huilan Pavilion on the breakwater.
The whole project was completed in April 1933.
Since then, the trestle bridge has become the first scene in Qingdao.
After the founding of New China, the people allocated funds for the maintenance of the trestle bridge for many times. 1985, Qingdao carried out a large-scale comprehensive transformation of the trestle bridge, with iron rope guardrails on both sides, 12 pairs of European bridge lights standing side by side and paved with granite steps.
1from the end of 1998 to1June 1999, the city * * * once again allocated funds for large-scale renovation of the trestle. This kind of maintenance not only meets the requirements of preventing wind and waves, corrosion and maintaining the original charm, but also cooperates with the bank protection facilities on both sides to increase the aesthetic effect.
200 1 The seaside scenic spots including the trestle were rated as the first AAAA-level scenic spots by the National Tourism Administration.
20 13 The estimated investment of the spring project is more than 1 20,000 yuan, the construction period is three months, and the construction will be completed on May/0/4 of 201day.
On the afternoon of May 26th, Qingdao was hit by heavy rain, with an average precipitation of 26mm. ..
A 30-meter-long landslide occurred on the east side of the middle section of Qingdao trestle.