According to the structure and appearance of the bridge, there are four basic types: beam bridge, floating bridge, cable bridge and arch bridge
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(1) Beam bridge
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Also known as flat bridge, span empty beam bridge, which is the most commonly used bridge, appeared earlier than other bridge forms in history
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(2) Floating bridge
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It is also called Zhouqiao, because it is easy to erect and is often used for military purposes, so it is also called “Zhanqiao”
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On both sides of the floating bridge, piles or tie Niu, Tie Shan, Shi Yao, Shi Shi are set to tie cables
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(3) Cable bridge
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Also known as suspension bridge, suspension bridge, etc., it is a bridge suspended with bamboo or rattan cable, iron cable, etc
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as the backbone
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Most of them are built in steep banks and dangerous valleys where the current is fast and it is not easy to make piers, which are mainly found in Southwest China
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(4) Arch bridge
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Arch bridge appeared late in the history of bridge in our country, but once the structure of arch bridge was adopted, it developed rapidly and became the most vital bridge type in ancient bridges
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Anji bridge, also known as Zhaozhou Bridge, is a well-known ancient bridge in China
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It spans the river in the south of Zhaoxian County, Hebei Province
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It was built in the kaihuang period of Sui Dynasty and designed and built by Li Chun, a famous craftsman
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The total length is 50.82 meters, the width is 9.6 meters, and the span is 37.37 meters
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The spandrel of the bridge is open, and two small arches are built at both ends of the spandrel, namely the open spandrel arch
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It is the first bridge engineering in the world and the largest existing open shoulder bridge in the world
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02 Suzhou Baodai bridge is located in Suzhou city
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It was built in the Tang Dynasty
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It is a multi arch stone bridge with the largest number of holes in China
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It is 318 meters long and 4.1 meters wide, with a total of 53 holes
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The bridge is along the Yunhe river bank and across the dantai river
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It is a bridge with a track, so there is no fence on the bridge fence
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Luoyang Bridge in Quanzhou, also known as Wan’an bridge, is located in the east of Quanzhou and was built in the Northern Song Dynasty
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The original bridge is 1200 meters long and 5 meters wide, with 46 piers
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It is a famous beam stone bridge in ancient China
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The bridge was built under the leadership of CAI Xiang
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Chaozhou Xiangzi bridge, also known as Guangji Bridge, is located outside the east gate of Chaozhou ancient city
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It was first built in the Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 800 years
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It is the first open close bridge in China
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Xiangzi bridge is more than 500 meters long and has 24 piers
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Every time there is a flood or the boat needs to be connected, the mooring rope can be removed, the shuttle boat can be removed, and the open and closed floating girder bridge can be formed
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This is the origin of “18 shuttle ships and 24 continents”
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Lugou bridge is located on the Yongding River in Fengtai District of Beijing
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It is the oldest existing stone bridge in Beijing
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Lugou bridge is 266.5 meters long and 7.5 meters wide
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There are 140 stone pillars on both sides of the bridge
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There are 501 stone lions on the heads of the pillars
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Chengyang Yongji bridge, also known as Chengyang Fengyu bridge, is located in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, Guangxi
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It was built in 1916
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It is 76 meters long and 3.7 meters wide
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It is of wood stone structure
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Five stone piers are built with five pavilions of Dong style.
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