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Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is located in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. It lies between the Sheshan mountain of Wuchang and the Guishan mountain of Hanyang. It is the first dual-purpose railway and highway bridge on the Yangtze River. It is known as the "first bridge over the Yangtze River". It appears on the back of the third set of RMB two jiao coupons in New China, reflecting its important significance in the history of Chinese bridges. The construction planning of Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge began in 1910s. From 1913 to 1948, four surveys, site selection and design of Yangtze River Bridge were carried out successively, but several plans were put on hold due to economic and war. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, the construction of Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was included in one of the 156 Soviet aid projects in China in the first five-year plan. The survey and design of the bridge began in 1950, construction started in September 1955, and it was officially opened to traffic in October 1957. In June 1956, Mao Zedong swam across the Yangtze River from Wuchang to Hankou. After inspecting the construction of the bridge, he wrote that "a bridge flies north and south, and the natural moat becomes a thoroughfare". The bridge is a double deck super large steel truss girder bridge, the upper layer is a two-way four lane highway bridge, with sidewalks on both sides; the lower layer is a double track railway of Beijing Guangzhou railway, two trains can be split at the same time; the bridge body has 8 piers, each span of 128 meters, which can allow 10000 tons of huge ships to pass unimpeded. The opening of the bridge has formed a complete Beijing Guangzhou line, which has become a major artery connecting the north and south of China, greatly promoting the development of Wuhan, as well as one of China's famous tourist attractions. In the past half century, the bridge has experienced strong winds, floods and as many as 76 collision accidents. On June 6, 2011, a 10000 ton oil tanker collided with the No. 7 pier of Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge head-on. The bridge is still standing and strong, which reappears the "tenacity" and "perseverance" of "the first bridge of the Yangtze River". On May 3, 2013, the list of the seventh batch of national key cultural relics under protection issued by the State Council was published on the official website of the State Administration of cultural relics. The 56 year old Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was selected as the national key cultural relics under protection, becoming the youngest national protected cultural relics among the 29 national protected cultural relics in Wuhan.

Address: Between Guishan mountain in Hanyang and Sheshan mountain in Wuchang District
Opening hours: All day