Huangzhou Wind-rain Bridge

晃州风雨桥
The South Gateway of Huangzhou Wind-rain Bridge.
Coordinates27°22′15″N 109°11′02″E / 27.370842°N 109.183904°E / 27.370842; 109.183904
CarriesMotor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles
CrossesWu River
LocaleHuangzhou, Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China
Characteristics
MaterialConcrete, steel, wood
Total length220 metres (720 ft)
Width120 metres (390 ft)
Traversable?Yes
Longest span240 metres (790 ft)
Piers in water5
No. of lanes2
History
DesignerHunan Huaihua Highway Survey and Design Institute
Guizhou Qiandongnan Architectural Design Institute
Constructed byXinhuang Dong Autonomous County Economic Construction Investment Company
Transportation Bureau of Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County
Hunan Railway Engineering Co., Ltd
Hunan Xingda Construction Group Co., Ltd
Construction startMarch 2011 (2011-03)
Construction endJanuary 2014 (2014-01)
Construction cost29.8 million yuan
Opened26 January 2014
Inaugurated26 January 2014
Location

The Huangzhou Wind-rain Bridge (simplified Chinese: 晃州风雨桥; traditional Chinese: 晃州風雨橋; pinyin: Huǎngzhōu Fēngyǔ Qiáo) is a beam bridge over the Wu River in the town of Huangzhou, Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China. Completed on January 26, 2014, it has a main span of 240-metre (790 ft) and total length of 220-metre (720 ft).[1]

Name

The name of "Huangzhou" named after the town of "Huangzhou", where the bridge located.

History

Construction of the main body began in March 2011 and was completed in June 2013.[1] Construction of the covered bridge began in June 2013 and was completed in January 2014.[1] It costs more than 29.8 million yuan. Two gateways (门楼) and five drum towers (鼓楼) on the bridge. Parapet panels (栏板), railing posts (望柱) and round Baogu stones (抱鼓石) are carved in patterns and shapes representing ancient Chinese sculpturing art. The most representative of the bridge railing carvings include Chinese dragons, Qilin, Fenghuang, and birds.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Zhang Jiaquan (张家权) (2014-01-27). 新晃晃州风雨桥26日踩桥通车(图). rednet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  2. Jiang Yuewei et al. (2006), p. 69.

Bibliography

  • Jiang Yuewei; Pu Shishu; Shu Weixiu; Chen Shouhua, eds. (2006). "Strange Scenery: Beidong Wind-rain Bridge" 奇异的景致:北侗风雨桥. 新晃侗族自治县五十周年大写意 [50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Boya Publishing House. ISBN 988-98919-1-3.
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