Changqing Bridge is located at the junction of Pingliang, Qingyang and Xianyang provinces and three cities in Shaanxi. A bridge connects the two provinces and the Sanlianjing River flows out of Pingliang from under the Changqing Bridge, Qingyang Ning County in Gansu Province on the north bank, Xianyang Changwu in Shaanxi Province on the south bank, and a bridge connects three counties in two provinces and belongs to the fortress place.
One bridge, two provinces and three counties
The earliest Changqing Bridge, built in 1936, is a graystone flooded bridge. The history is supervised by the famous anti-Japanese general, the Kuomintang Army Lieutenant General He Zhuguo and erected an inscription for it, the inscription contains: "With its connection between Changwu and Qingyang counties, and the meaning of 'Changqing Anlan' and 'long-distance celebration', it is called 'Changqing Bridge' because of its name." The completion of the bridge connected the north and south of the Jing River and became a fast passage for road transportation between Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia at that time.
In 1946, in order to prevent the Communist Party from advancing westward into Nanshan, the Kuomintang Air Force blew up the bridge of the "Changqing Bridge" on the grounds of accidental bombing. Standing on the Changqing Bridge, a few meters away from the south, the four piers that were blown up are clearly visible, withstanding the impact of the river. On the bridgehead there was a "Nine Consecutive Hole" to block the Kuomintang, and when I was a child, I could still pick up bullet casings. These are the historical marks of the Changqing Bridge War.
The bridge was blown up and the piers were left
In 1960, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the local government rebuilt the Changqing Bridge. It has a total length of 256 meters, a 21-hole stone arch bridge with a superstructure and a gravity pier with cement mortar block stones. This stone arch bridge, built entirely by skilled craftsmen with stone, is also a typical historical witness to traditional Chinese bridge-building techniques.
Skilled craftsmen are convincing
Located at the west end of the bridgehead of Changqing Bridge, the left pier is engraved with the words "grasp the revolution and promote production", and the right pier is engraved with the words "promote work and prepare for war".
Building bridges and preparing for war is the first choice
The east side of the bridgehead is also engraved with the words "hard work, self-reliance". Silently tells the unforgettable history of the construction of this bridge, which is the Changqing Bridge we see now.
Historical memories are in front of you
The Changqing Bridge spans the Jing River and was built by Gansu Province to become a key hub project for highway transportation, logistics and transportation, and industrial and agricultural development between Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo provinces. With the completion and operation of Changqing Bridge, it also gave birth to the advent of the prosperous era of Changqing Bridge.
In 1970, 100,000 oil workers were stationed in Changqingqiao Village, north of Changqing Bridge, which opened the prelude to the Longdong Petroleum Conference, and Changqing Oilfield, China's largest oil and gas field, was born. Changqing Bridge is also more famous because of Changqing Oilfield.
100,000 workers march
In September 1998, the Changqing Petroleum Headquarters moved to Majiawan, a northern suburb of Xi'an, and there were no Nissan cars coming and going on the Changqing Bridge, only gravel and scattered vehicles and nearby villagers riding motorcycles and electric vehicles, and the lively scene only remained in the memory of the previous generation.
Today, in front of Changqing Bridge, the G70 Fuyin Expressway and G22 Qinglan Expressway, which are 1,700 meters long and 89 meters high, cross Jinghechuan Road, connect Ganshan, Dongzhi and Changwu, as well as Pingxi Railway and 244 National Highway. Despite this, Changqing Bridge is still a north-south transportation of materials and personnel (the people of Pingliangjingchuan in the west are tired of Changqingqiao Town, Changning County, Qingyang, which only meets on Sundays.
Changqing Bridge is eight and four
The bridge deck and railing of Changqing Bridge, which has been in service for nearly 60 years, have certain safety hazards, which have far exceeded its carrying capacity. In order to ensure the safety of personnel and vehicles and the safety of bridge operation, the Pingliang Highway Management and Protection Department has carried out height restriction on large-tonnage vehicles on the one hand, and on the other hand, the bridge has been repaired and reinforced.
The vehicle height limit ensures safety
Changqing Bridge is an important control project for the reconstruction and upgrading of Wujiang Highway on Line G244, and the new Changqing Bridge reconstruction plan will be implemented this year. At the same time, the old Changqing Bridge will be repaired and renovated, so that the Changqing Bridge will stand forever like a monument, and always witness the epic of changes in the splendid culture of Jinghe. Let future generations remember this unforgettable history and live forever.