The first bridge between clouds

The first bridge between clouds

Yunjian No.1 Bridge is located in the west of Yushu Road, Zhongshan West Road, Songjiang town, Songjiang District. It was originally named Anlong bridge. It is also called Kuatang bridge because it spans the ancient PUTANG. It was built in the Song Dynasty. It is a wooden bridge with a north-south direction.

Historical evolution

Beiqiao was on the Dragon Boat Festival in the Ming Dynasty. It is said that during a Dragon Boat Festival, the audience crowded on the bridge and collapsed because of overweight. During the Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty (1465-1487), the magistrate Wang Heng rebuilt the stone bridge on the old site, which was the largest bridge in Songjiang at that time. Since then, it has been renamed "the first bridge between clouds", which is now the three hole bridge. From 1862 to 1874, the bridge was rebuilt again. It was a three hole stone arch bridge, 8 meters high, 5 meters wide and 30 meters long. The arch part is made of bluestone, and the bridge deck and step railings are made of granite. In 1986, the arch of the bridge was deformed due to disrepair, and part of the stone was replaced with granite during repair. On the arch of the East Bridge is an inscription of "the first bridge between clouds" in Tongzhi period, and on the bridge column is the sentence of "amitabha in the South". The bridge top and thin piers are very delicate. For more than 500 years, the bridge has retained the original style of dignified and majestic, simple and elegant, which is extremely valuable and reflects the characteristics of Jiangnan ancient bridge. In 1985, Yunjian first bridge was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Songjiang District.

Tourism information

Address: west side of Yushu Road, Songjiang town

Transportation Guide: take songhuan line to the station, go east along zhongshanxi road; take Songmei line (Songjiang Meilong southwest bus station), Husong line to Songjiang Ledu bus station, and then transfer to Songjiang 2nd road; in the east bus station, you can also get to Dacang bridge; in addition, Songkun line, songbian line, Songlian line, Songta line, Songshi line all pass through Yucheng Tree road Zhongshan West Road.

Self lifting route: inner ring viaduct - humin viaduct - Xinzhuang interchange - G60 Shanghai Kunming Expressway - Songjiang exit - Rongle middle road - Rongle West Road - Xilin North Road - Zhongshan middle road - Zhongshan West Road - Yunjian first bridge.

Address: Zhongshan West Road (near Chemical Road)

Longitude: 121.209096

Latitude: 31.006434

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