Waibaidu Bridge

Visitor information

Also known as

外白渡桥

City

Shanghai

Coordinates

31.2453136, 121.4857363

About Waibaidu Bridge

The Garden Bridge of Shanghai is a river crossing connecting Huangpu District and Hongkou District in Shanghai, China. It is located near the estuary where the Suzhou River meets the Huangpu River. It is China's first all-steel riveted bridge and the only remaining truss structure bridge of varying heights. It is an outstanding historical building in Shanghai and one of the first batch of "China Industrial Heritage Protection List" projects. In 1856, the first generation Waibaidu Bridge was built and named "Wells Bridge". In 1876, the second generation Waibaidu Bridge was built and named "Park Bridge". In 1907, the Waibaidu Bridge was built and is still in use today. Waibaidu Bridge starts from South Suzhou Road in the south and ends at North Suzhou Road in the north. The entire bridge is 104.24 meters long.

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