Connecting Hanyang District and Wuchang District, Wuhan's First Yangzi River Bridge is the first bridge on Yangzi River for both highway and railway functions. The construction of the bridge started in September 1955 and was completed in October 1957.

The whole bridge is especially sublime with the upper layer functioning as highway and the lower layer as railway. Two trains can run from either end of the bridge at the same time. Altogether there are eight piers and each arch has a span of 128 meters, which enables large ships with a load of more than ten thousand tons to pass through easily. At the bottom of the bridge there is an elevator to bring people onto the highway of the bridge. It's really a great feeling to stand on the bridge looking into the far distance with a wonderful panoramic view of Wuhan City. 

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