Remains of the Xihekou Highway Broken Bridge from the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea

Remains of the Xihekou Highway Broken Bridge from the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea

The Remains of the Xihekou Highway Broken Bridge from the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Remains of the Xihekou Highway Broken Bridge from the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. This bridge was built in 1942 under the directive of Japanese invaders aiming to plunder China’s resources, jointly constructed by the puppet Manchukuo and Korean authorities. The bridge structure is made of reinforced concrete, stretching 709.12 meters in length, 6 meters in width, and 25 meters in height, with 22 piers and 23 spans, and a load capacity of 60 tons. On the Chinese side, it starts from Hekou Village in Kuandian, and on the Korean side, it connected to Qingcheng County, hence it was called the Qingcheng Bridge at the time. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, it played an important role in economic exchanges between China and North Korea.

In May 2013, the State Council (State Council Document [2013] No. 13) announced the Remains of the Xihekou Highway Broken Bridge from the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea as a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units