Lecheng Bridge

Lecheng Bridge (Chinese: 乐成桥; pinyin: Lènchéng Qiáo) was a stone arch bridge in Sanxi Town of Jingde County, Anhui, China. It spanned the Hui River [zh]. It was 156 m (512 ft) long and 6.2 m (20 ft) wide.

Lecheng Bridge
Crossed	Hui River [zh]
Locale	Sanxi Town of Jingde County, Anhui, China
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge Stone bridge
Total length	156 m (512 ft)
Width	6.2 m (20 ft)
History
Construction end	1543
Collapsed	July 6, 2020
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	樂成橋
Simplified Chinese	乐成桥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lènchéng Qiáo

History

Lecheng Bridge was originally built in 1543, in the 22nd year of Jiajing period of the Ming dynasty. In the early Qing dynasty, it was damaged by catastrophic floods and was rebuilt in the reign of the Kangxi Emperor.^[1] It was designated as a provincial level cultural heritage by the government of Anhui in 2004. On July 6, 2020, it was destroyed by floods.^[2]