Special bridge

Suzhou Xujiang Footbridge



It is a wooden bridge with the largest span in the world, whose total length is 120m and single span is 75.7m. The bridge are pure wooden structure except for the pile foundation, which is made by high strength concrete. The superstructure is assembly type glued timber beam truss, whose external is decorated with antique bronze items and lighting devices. The bridge floor presents in a horn mouth shape. The bridge head is about 12m wide and the arch ceiling is 6m wide(the narrowest part). The section size of the thickest part is 1.2m. The service life of the bridge is 50 years.