Wan'an Bridge 万安桥 | |
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 Wan'an Bridge in October 2014. | |
| Coordinates | 31°02′22″N120°55′11″E / 31.0395°N 120.9196°E /31.0395; 120.9196 |
| Crosses | City River (市河) |
| Locale | Jinze,Qingpu District,Shanghai |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch Bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 29 metres (95 ft) |
| Width | 2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 4.8 metres (16 ft) |
| Longest span | 10.2 metres (33 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1260–1264 |
| Construction end | 1260–1264 |
| Opened | 1260–1264 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Wan'an Bridge | |
TheWan'an Bridge (simplified Chinese:万安桥;traditional Chinese:萬安橋;pinyin:Wàn'ān Qiáo) is a historic stonearch bridge over the City River in the town ofJinze,Qingpu District,Shanghai.[1]
The bridge takes its name from a dictum "Peace and serene for thousands of generations, good and prosperous life for all people" (万世安详、万民安业).[1]
The original bridge dates back to theJingding period (1260–1264) of theSouthern Song dynasty (1127–1279), and underwent three renovations, respectively in the ruling ofJiajing Emperor (1522–1566) and in the reign ofWanli Emperor (1573–1620) and in theQianlong period (1736–1795) of theQing dynasty (1644–1911). In May 2001, it was designated as a cultural heritage conservation unit of Qingpu District.[1]
It is 29 metres (95 ft) long, 2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in) wide, and 4.8 metres (16 ft) high. It is of single-arch type. It is the largest stone bridge in the town and is dubbed "Of the 42 bridges, Wan'an Bridge is the top one" (金泽四十二虹，万安桥居首).[1]