Qiantang River Bridge

The Qiantang River Bridge () is a combined road and railway bridge across the Qiantang River at Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, China.

History The bridge was designed by Mao YishengGenius of Chinese engineering spans a lifetime and built by Dorman Long. Construction, which started on 8 August 1934 was completed on 29 September 1937. This two-tier truss bridge comprises 16 spans and measures 1,072 metres long.

On 17 November 1937, during the Battle of Shanghai, the Bridge Construction Office were ordered to make preparations to blow up the bridge to delay the advancing Imperial Japanese Army.Schoppa, p. 243

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See also List of bridges in China

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