Wanbao Bridge

　　Wanbao Bridge

　　It is situated north of Wanbao Village, Wanbaoqiao Subdistrict Office, Dengta City, on the west side of Shenying Highway, approximately 1 kilometer from downtown Dengta. After the Later Jin captured Shenyang and Liaoyang in 1621 (the first year of the Tianqi era in the Ming Dynasty), they converted the wooden bridge into a stone bridge to transport ammunition and provisions for the Eight Banners army, and named it Wanbao Bridge. It underwent two major renovations in 1816 (the 21st year of the Jiaqing era in the Qing Dynasty) and 1822 (the 2nd year of the Daoguang era in the Qing Dynasty). In 1909 (the first year of the Xuantong era in the Qing Dynasty), villagers donated funds to repair the stone bridge and erected a stone stele inscribed with the eight large characters “继述有人，辉增官路” (“Successors continue the work, bringing glory to the official road”). The bridge is a two-pier, three-arch flat bridge, measuring 6.5 meters in length, 2 meters in width, and 3.4 meters in height. Stone pillar railings flank both sides. Today, the bridge structure remains intact and is still passable. On November 25, 1983, Dengta County designated it as a county-level cultural relic protection unit. It has now been developed into Wanbao Bridge Park for visitors to enjoy.