Old Donghe Bridge

Coordinates: 22°58′33.9″N 121°18′17.5″E / 22.976083°N 121.304861°E / 22.976083; 121.304861

Old Donghe Bridge
舊東河橋
Coordinates 22°58′33″N 121°18′17″E / 22.9759°N 121.3048°E / 22.9759; 121.3048Coordinates: 22°58′33″N 121°18′17″E / 22.9759°N 121.3048°E / 22.9759; 121.3048
Locale Chenggong and Donghe in Taitung County, Taiwan
Other name(s) Jikuen Bridge
Characteristics
Design Suspension bridge
Material Concrete
Total length 127 meters
Width 4.65 meters
History
Opened 1926
Rebuilt 1953

The Old Donghe Bridge or Old Tungho Bridge (Chinese: 舊東河橋; pinyin: Jiù Dōnghé Qiáo) is a bridge in Taitung County, Taiwan. It connects Chenggong Township and Donghe Township over Mawuku River.[1][2]

History

The bridge was designed and built in 1926 by the Japanese under the name Jikuen Bridge as a suspension bridge. It was the longest bridge designed during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. In 1953, the bridge was rebuilt due to damage caused by typhoon by maintaining the original height of the towers at each end. Currently, the bridge is opened only for pedestrians.

Architecture

The bridge is 127 meters long and 4.65 meters wide made of concrete. At the northern end in Chenggong Township side, it has an arch-shaped pier and sits on top of hard limestone soil foundation. At the southern end in Donghe Township side, it has framed pier and sits on top of soft sedimentary rock foundation.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "404 找不到頁面囉！Not Found. -東部海岸國家風景區管理處".
  2. ↑ http://taiwantoday.tw/fp.asp?xItem=238741&CtNode=436
  3. ↑ "臺東縣觀光旅遊網". 臺東縣觀光旅遊網.


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