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Waibaidu Bridge, Shanghai, China



The Waibaidu Bridge (Chinese: 外白渡桥), called The Garden Bridge in English, is the first all-steel bridge,and the only surviving example of a camelback truss bridge, in China. The fourth foreign bridge built at its location since 1856, in the downstream of the estuary of the Suzhou Creek, near its confluence with the Huangpu River and adjacent to the Bund in central Shanghai, and connecting the Huangpu and Hongkou districts, the present bridge was opened on 20 January 1908. With its rich history and unique design, the Waibaidu Bridge is one of the symbols of Shanghai,and its modern and industrial image, and may be regarded as the city's landmark bridge. On 15 February 1994 the Shanghai Municipal Council declared the bridge an example of Heritage Architecture, and one of the outstanding structures in Shanghai. In an ever-changing metropolis, the Waibaidu Bridge still remains a popular attraction, and one of the few constants in the city skyline.

外白渡桥（Garden Bridge of Shanghai），是位于中国上海市区苏州河汇入黄浦江口附近的一座铁桥，是中国第一座全钢结构铆接的桥梁，也是当今中国唯一留存的不等高桁架结构式桥。

该桥目前为钢架结构下承式桥，有两孔，全长106.7米，跨度52.16米，南向北单向车行道三根，共宽11.2米，两侧人行道各宽3.6米，载重为20吨。该桥北为黄浦路、大名路、长治路和北苏州路，南为中山东一路和南苏州路，桥北有上海大厦和俄罗斯驻上海总领事馆，桥南是黄浦公园。

References sources : wikipedia