Brief introduction of Weiyuan Baling Bridge

Weiyuan Baling Bridge, also called Bao Bridge or Lie Bridge, is located on Qingyuan River outside the south gate of Weiyuan County. Pingqiao was built in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. "Pedestrians gather in the market and reopen to traffic", but it has been destroyed and repaired repeatedly after floods. 19 19 imitated Lanzhou Sleeping Bridge and built a pure wooden cantilever arch bridge outside the south gate, named "Wei Shui Changhong". The total length of the bridge in the north-south direction is 40m, the height is 15.4m, the width is 4.8m, and the bending span is 29.5m The whole bridge is divided into 13 rooms with 64 hanging columns. There are 10 thick logs in each row of the bridge deck and bridge bottom, which are arranged in groups according to 1 1. They fly upward in stages from the bottom of piers on both sides of the river, forming a semi-circular bridge. The bridge deck has three steps and railings. The top of the bridge is a arcade-style building with overhangs and overhangs, all of which are of wood structure, exquisite and spectacular, and have been listed as key cultural relics protection units in the State Council.