Boluo Baoning Bridge

Boluo Baoning Bridge

Boluo Baoning Bridge is a cultural heritage site protected by Boluo County.

Boluo Baoning Bridge is located in Guanbeicun, outside the west gate of Boluo County. It was built in the first year of the Deyou era of the Song Dynasty (1275) by then-county magistrate Huang Bao. The original bridge construction stele bore the three characters “Baoning Bridge” (保宁桥) on the top and the inscription “The auspicious day of mid-winter, the Year of Yihai, the first year of Deyou, Song Dynasty (1275)” below. The stele was demolished and thrown into the river during the Cultural Revolution. This is a two-arch stone bridge, stretching 31.4 meters from north to south and 4.5 meters from east to west, with a height of 7 meters. The southern section of the bridge is built with bluestone and is 11.4 meters long, while the northern section is constructed with red strip stones and is 20 meters long. The arches are semicircular in shape, giving the bridge a simple yet sturdy appearance. In 1972, due to partial collapse caused by weathering of the red stones in the northern section, local villagers carried out another round of repairs, and the bridge has been well preserved to this day.

In 1985, the Boluo County People's Government designated it as a cultural heritage protection unit.