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Guangzhou's first Great North Overpass, excellent quality! Retaining stone wall support, 60 years of normal use

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The Great North Interchange, the first road overpass in Guangzhou, has been used normally for 60 years

The first road overpass in Guangzhou is the Great North Interchange. It was built in 1962 to accommodate the former Baiyun Airport (west of Baiyun Mountain). It is said to be the first two-story interchange bridge in Chinese mainland.

Guangzhou's first Great North Overpass, excellent quality! Retaining stone wall support, 60 years of normal use

Great North Interchange (online image)

The Great North Interchange adopts a downward-penetrating double-layer circular cross arrangement, connecting the north-south airport road and Jiefang North Road in the lower level, two-way four lanes; the upper level is a circular circle, the two sides of the circular lane connects the ring city middle and west road, the circular hollow is the lighting well with a diameter of 40 meters in the lower lane, and the guardrail is a green flower trough. The whole overpass is very beautiful, giving people a pleasant and comfortable feeling, and was once a scenic landmark bridge in Guangzhou.

Guangzhou's first Great North Overpass, excellent quality! Retaining stone wall support, 60 years of normal use

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The completion of the Great North Interchange not only facilitated the smooth traffic of Baiyun Airport and Baiyun Mountain, but also brought convenience to a number of important places around it, and this area at that time included: Guangzhou Railway Station (later), Yuexiu Park, Oriental Hotel, Guangzhou Trade Fair, Guangzhou Stadium, Sino-Soviet Friendship Building, Guangzhou Military Region Hospital, etc., and many other venues also played a smooth east-west, north-south road, playing a major role in transportation and logistics for the later opening up and reform!

Guangzhou's first Great North Overpass, excellent quality! Retaining stone wall support, 60 years of normal use

The Great North Interchange, reasonable design, excellent quality, has been 60 years, there are no quality problems such as overhaul, the original bridge under the two sides of the use of corner stone retaining wall support, did not expand. (The two floors above the Great North Interchange as seen now were added later and were not structurally connected to the original bridge.) After 60 years, the original bridge can still withstand the current truck traffic and normal use, and I have to admire the advanced thinking of the designers at that time, and even more admire the excellent construction quality!

Guangzhou's first Great North Overpass, excellent quality! Retaining stone wall support, 60 years of normal use

Sino-Soviet Friendship Building (online photo)

The Great North Interchange is not only urban traffic, but also facilitates the entry and exit of foreigners and citizens entering the city, and the citizens have a deep affection for the bridge. I have worked in Baiyun District for many years, taking the unit traffic car to go back and forth to work twice a day, passing through this overpass, leaving a deep mark!

Guangzhou's first Great North Overpass, excellent quality! Retaining stone wall support, 60 years of normal use

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