万里长江第一桥.pptVIP

万里长江第一桥 A brief instruction of Wuhan Changjiang Bridge About: Wuhan Changjiang Bridge, or ‘万里长江第一桥’, is the first bridge ever been built on human history across the Changjiang River, which is the 2nd longest river in the world. The bridge is between the Guishan Mountain of Hanyang and the Sheshan Mountain of Wuchang Also, the bridge is 2-floor-designed, which can allow automobiles and trains to pass at the same time. Parameter: River acrossed: Changjiang River Location: Wuchang She mountain – Hangyang Gui mountain Length: 1670m, with in it, the main bridge is 1155.5m. Span: 128m between every pier Width: 22.5m Bridge type: steel lattice truss Chief engineer: 茅以升 Brief History: Wuhan Changjiang Bridge’s construction begun at sept 1995, and was done at Oct 15th 1957. During its construction, the Soviet Union gave China lots of guidance at the beginning. But with the severance of the diplomatic relations between China and the S.U. , China finished building the bridge all on one. Significance: The design of the bridge surface is full of ethical styles. There are lots of different Chinese symbolic animal patterns at the handrails at both side of the bridge. The bridge tower is 35 meters high, and looks very traditional. There also are sculptures on show in it commemorating the heros who built such a tremendous bridge in such a poor condition. With the construction of the bridge, other two building was built besid it. One was the Monument of the Changjiang Bridge, the other one was the sight-seeing platform. You can have a extraordinary view of the sight of the bridge and the senery around. Wuhan Changjiang Bridge connects the north part of China and the southern, greatly improved the transportation in China. * * *