Collapse of Tunxi Old Street Bridge in Huangshan History of Tunxi Old Street Bridge

The ancient bridge on Tunxi Old Street in Huangshan City, Anhui Province was built in the Ming Dynasty and has a long history of more than 500 years. In 2006, due to continuous heavy rainfall in the area and rapid river water, the middle bridge hole of the ancient bridge collapsed. Everyone feels sad. Share the latest news here.

From 010 to 10:00, continuous rainfall occurred in many areas of Huangshan City, affected by heavy rainfall for many consecutive days. At about 10 a.m. on July 7, 2008, the bridge hole of the Tunxi Laojiekou Bridge in Huangshan City collapsed. Citizens and tourists were very sorry and amazed, and expressed their regret over this incident.

The Hengjiang River where the Tunxi Ancient Bridge is located is very fast and the waves are turbulent. At that time, there was no accident on the old bridge, but around 10 o'clock, one of the piers of the old bridge was damaged by the flood, and then part of the bridge was washed away.

Tunlao Bridge (Zhenhai Bridge) was announced as a national key cultural protection unit last year. It is also the oldest Ming Dynasty stone bridge in Huangshan City.

Tunlao Bridge, also known as Zhenhai Bridge, is located in Tunxi District, Huangshan City, Anhui Province. It is a provincial cultural relic protection unit with great historical research value and reference value. It is also an important local tourist postcard.

The ancient bridge on Tunxi Old Street in Huangshan collapsed

It is reported that the bridge was built in the 15th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1536) and rebuilt in the 15th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1676). It was destroyed by floods in the 34th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1695), and was rebuilt again in the 38th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1699).

The bridge is 133 meters long and 15 meters wide. It is a stone arch bridge with six piers and seven holes. It is one of the rare large ancient stone arch bridges in Anhui Province and ranks among the top 20 in length.

The old bridge is located at the mouth of Sanjiang River in Tunxi - the intersection of Xin'an River, Shuishui and Hengjiang River. It crosses the Hengjiang Estuary and runs through Tunxi Old Street and Liyang Ancient Town from east to west. This used to be the gateway to Tunxi, but now it is an important passage to Huangshan Airport, western suburbs, and Wuyuan, Jiangxi.

In October 2000, Tunxi Zhenhai Bridge was approved by the State Council as the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

In 2009, after expert investigation, it was discovered that the bridge was damaged in many places. It was planned to start restoration in 2010.

The result is that the bridge was destroyed by floods before the sign of "National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit" was erected.