Meijia Bridge

Meijia Bridge

Meijia Bridge is located in Xinghua Village, Zhenze Town, Wujiang, spanning Meijia Harbor. To the south of the bridge is Shijiawan, and to the north is Meijia Bridge.

It was built in the 26th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1900). On July 29, 1994, it was listed as a cultural relic control unit of Wujiang City. This is a three-span granite beam stone bridge oriented from north to south. The total length is 24.3 meters, with a central width of 1.65 meters, an abutment width of 1.7 meters, a central arch height of 4 meters, a central span of 5.9 meters, and both side spans measuring 3.15 meters each. The central arch is supported by three vertical stone slabs at each pier, each measuring 4 meters in length, 0.55 meters in width, and 0.3 meters in thickness. The coping stones atop the piers are 2.65 meters long, 0.5 meters wide, and 0.3 meters thick. The bridge name “Meijia Bridge” is inscribed on both sides of the central arch deck. The railing is made of stone slabs that are 6.2 meters long, 0.25 meters thick, and 0.25 meters wide, resting on 0.15-meter-high square stone blocks to form a 0.4-meter-high railing that also serves as a bench. The railings on the two side arches are constructed in the same way. The stairways on both the north and south slopes are paved with whole stone slabs, with 11 steps on each side, each step 0.37 meters wide and 0.12 meters high. There is one couplet on each side of the bridge. The eastern couplet reads: “The high arch of Meijia Bridge lets water flow freely to both Zhejiangs; the beautiful village brings grace that extends westward.” The western couplet reads: “From Xun River in the west to Dong Ze in the east, the path winds through here; like the Square Vase and Round Bridge, the reflections gaze at each other.”

Source: Wujiang Archives Bureau

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