Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is located between Guishan in Hanyang and Sheshan in Wuchang. It is the first bridge built on the Yangtze River as a "natural moat" after the founding of New China. It is also the first bridge of the Yangtze River since ancient times. It is the first railway and highway bridge in China. Upon completion, it will become the main artery connecting the north and south of China, and play an important role in promoting the economic development of the north and south.
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge started construction in September/KOOC-0/955, and was completed and opened to traffic in June/KOOC-0/957, June/KOOC-0/0 and June/KOOC-0/5. The construction of the bridge was helped by the Soviet government at that time, and Soviet experts provided a lot of guidance for the design and construction of the bridge. However, after the breakdown of Sino-Soviet relations, the Soviet government withdrew all the experts and finally built it. After the completion of the bridge, the three towns in Wuhan will be integrated, which will greatly promote the development of Wuhan. From a national macro point of view, the significance of the completion of the bridge is to connect the Beijing-Guangzhou railway and make the north-south railway transportation of the Yangtze River smooth. In the poem "Water Swimming" written by Mao Zedong after his first visit to Wuhan on June 1956 (when Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was under construction at that time), the sentence "A bridge flies north and south, and a moat becomes a thoroughfare" describes the important role of Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in communicating the traffic between the north and the south of China. Since its completion, the bridge has been a landmark building in Wuhan. Total length of Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge 1, 670.4 meters. The main bridge is a double-deck steel-wood structure beam bridge for railway and highway. The upper floor is a highway bridge, and the lower floor is a double-track railway bridge. The bridge has eight piers and nine holes, each with a span of 1.28 m, and ships of 10,000 tons can pass under the bridge. Except for the seventh pier, all eight piers are drilled with large pipe columns. this is
This bridge, like a dancing rainbow, paved a smooth road in the Yangtze River moat. Ping-Han Railway and Yue-Han Railway were connected (the two lines were renamed Beijing-Guangzhou Railway), and the traffic between north and south changed fundamentally, which greatly promoted the construction process of Wuhan railway hub, making Wuhan, known as the thoroughfare of nine provinces, an important railway hub in China. After the bridge was opened to traffic, the social and economic benefits were enormous. In the first five years, the transportation volume reached more than 80 million tons, and the train transportation time was shortened by about 24 million trips, saving freight costs more than the whole project cost. With the continuous development of national economy, the throughput of bridges is increasing, and the direct and indirect economic benefits are even more difficult to count, which plays an irreplaceable role in national economic construction.
In August and September 2002, Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was overhauled for the first time. According to the expert evaluation of China Academy of Sciences, the service life of the bridge is at least 100 years.
At present, there are six bridges on the Yangtze River in Wuhan, namely Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, Wuhan Third Yangtze River Bridge (Baishazhou Bridge), Junshan Yangtze River Bridge, Yangluo Yangtze River Bridge and Tianxingzhou Yangtze River Bridge, and another Erqi Yangtze River Bridge is under construction.
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The architectural design of Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is rich in China national architectural features. There are chest-high railings on both sides of the bridge deck, and various birds and animals are cast on the railings. On both sides of the bridge are symmetrical flower boards, the contents of which are mostly based on China's folklore and fairy tales, such as proud as a peacock, Carp Beating Lotus, Magpie Noisy Plum, Jade Rabbit and Jingui, etc., which have national characteristics. At both ends of the bridge is a bridgehead about 35 meters high, from the bottom hall to the top pavilion, a total of seven floors. The pavilion at the bridge head is square and octagonal, with double eaves and a red ball dome. There are elevators and escalators at the bridgehead for pedestrians to get on and off, and there are large clay sculptures of heroes who built the bridge in the hall for tourists to watch, appreciate, recall the lost years and feel the heroic spirit. Together with Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge Monument and Observation Deck will be built. They are near Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge. This monument is 6 meters high and weighs more than 20 tons. In the south, Comrade Mao Zedong's poem "A bridge flies north and south, and a moat becomes a thoroughfare" is engraved. The observation deck is one of the best places for tourists to enjoy the Yangtze River and see the bridge. Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge embodies the ingenuity of designers and the superb skills of builders. Eight giant piers stand in the middle of the river, and the herringbone truss and diamond-shaped auxiliary vertical rods make the huge steel beams reveal a delicate atmosphere; The 35-meter-high abutment stands on both banks, adding majestic momentum to the bridge. The bridge connects Qingchuan Pavilion, Guishan, Lianhua Lake, Guishan TV Tower and Guqintai to Sheshan, Yellow Crane Tower, Shouyiyuan and Pengliuyang Road, which complement each other and form a grand, continuous and beautiful scenic spot group. It is not only a beautiful scenery on the Yangtze River, but also a historical monument, leaving an indelible impression on the life of Jiangcheng people.
Bridge Commemorative Badge 50 years ago, romantic and enthusiastic Mao Zedong remembered the greatness of this bridge with a short word 1 1. Today, the elegance of this bridge is still wonderful. No bridge is as thick as Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, bearing so many glories and dreams. In the past 50 years, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge has stood tall on the great river, shouldering the load that more than 60 cars pass every minute and every 6 minutes 1 train. It has withstood the baptism of countless floods and strong winds, and even endured the blueprint for bridge construction, instructing eight ministries and commissions to mobilize national strength to serve the construction of the Yangtze River Bridge.