Tongji Bridge (Jinhua)
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The Tongji Bridge (simplified Chinese: 通济桥; traditional Chinese: 通濟橋; pinyin: Tōngjì Qiáo) in Wucheng District, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, is a large stone arch bridge.
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Tongji Bridge 通濟橋 | |
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![]() Tongji Bridge during the late Qing Dynasty | |
Coordinates | 29°06′N 119°39′E |
Crosses | Wu River |
Locale | Wucheng District, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China |
Characteristics | |
Design | Arch bridge |
Total length | 213 m (699 ft) (1809) 380 m (1,247 ft) (present) |
Width | 7 m (23 ft) (1809) 14.5 m (48 ft) (present) |
No. of spans | 13 |
History | |
Construction start | Yuan Dynasty |
Construction end | 1334 (covered bridge) 1809 (changed to open bridge) |
Opened | 1334 1809 |
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"Tongji Bridge" ("Tong" means transport/transportantion, "Ji" means aid or cross a river) is a very common name for bridges in ancient China.
The bridge has a nickname "The Big Bridge of Jinhua" (traditional Chinese: 金華大橋, simplified Chinese: 金华大桥, pinyin: Jīn Huá Dà Qiáo), because of its large size. And it is one of the largest ancient arch bridges in Zhejiang.[1]
The bridge goes across the Wu River (婺江), and has a total history of more than 600 years.[1]