We've seen the longest bridge, we've heard of the most expensive bridges, and we've learned about the most significant bridges.
However, there is a bridge on the mainland that is different, it has no so-called praise, but the most "aggrieved" bridge.
What's going on here?
"China's worst bridge" - Tuojiang Bridge
The Tuojiang Bridge, located in Jianyang City, Sichuan, has a very long history.
As early as the sixties of the last century, it has stood on the Yangtze River, which is also the mother bridge of residents on both sides of the Yangtze River.
It can be said that for the residents of this area, the Tuojiang Bridge is not only a bridge, but also a part of their lives.
When the Tuojiang Bridge was not yet successfully built, it was actually very dangerous and difficult for residents on both sides of the river to go to the opposite side.
You know, the Tuojiang River is a tributary of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the current here is so fast that people can only take a boat to get to the other side.
But taking a boat on the rushing river is a very dangerous thing in itself, and it is so common for the boat to be overturned, and some people even lose their lives while crossing the river.
At this time, the local government decided to build a bridge to facilitate the movement of residents on both sides of the river.
And the Tuojiang Bridge successfully appeared in this situation.
Since the successful construction of the Tuojiang Bridge, it has been serving the residents on both sides of the river, and it can be said that it is conscientious.
In the following time, due to the rapid economic development and people's living standards, the Tuojiang Bridge was also widened twice.
However, the fate of this significant bridge has changed dramatically after the 2008 earthquake that caused great distress to the Chinese people.
In this earthquake, both people and buildings were seriously injured, and until now, this earthquake has been a very uncomfortable thing for people to mention.
However, the Tuojiang Bridge is an exception, after the earthquake, it was found that the Tuojiang Bridge did not seem to have been damaged very badly, and it did not look like there was much damage at all, but there were some cracks on some of the bridge.
However, these cracks did not affect the normal use of the Tuojiang Bridge.
If the Tuojiang Bridge is judged to be a dangerous bridge, its main bridge part has not been damaged in any way, and it is very well preserved.
In addition, the magnitude of an earthquake of this magnitude did not cause damage to the bridge, which is enough to see how strong it is.
However, if the bridge is not defined as a dangerous bridge, some of its damage does exist, and it is impossible to confirm whether the bridge has been damaged or not.
If the bridge is left there and ignored, it will actually be irresponsible to the residents on both sides of the strait.
At this time, out of consideration for safety risks, some experts decided after appraising all aspects of the Tuojiang Bridge that it was already a dangerous bridge and should be directly closed to traffic and demolished.
In fact, many people are very reluctant when they hear that the Tuojiang Bridge is going to be demolished, after all, it has been an irreplaceable existence in people's hearts for so many years.
But for safety reasons, even if people are reluctant to do so, demolition is an unchangeable fact.
After combining the situation of various experts and the Tuojiang bridge itself, the local government began a vigorous bombing operation.
What everyone didn't expect was that the Tuojiang Bridge itself did not want to be demolished, and escaped two blasts with its tenacious will.
The bridge is strong: two bombs in a row to no avail
In 2008, in order to dismantle the Tuojiang Bridge, the local authorities directly prepared 380 kilograms of explosives, and vowed that it could be completely dismantled at one time.
Not only that, but they also found a very experienced blasting company, and after careful investigation, placed the explosives prepared in advance in various places.
On the day of the blasting, the Tuojiang Bridge was full of residents on both sides of the river, some of whom were reluctant to see the bridge that had accompanied them for many years, and wanted to send it off for the last time, and some people simply went to see the excitement.
In fact, many people also don't understand why the bridge is about to be blasted.
Although everyone has doubts, they still believe in the words of the experts and trust the judgment of the experts.
Under the "watchful eye", the blasting of the Tuojiang Bridge began, and after the staff gave instructions, only a "bang" was heard, and thick smoke rose all around.
But when the smoke cleared, everyone was stunned, and the scene in front of them was indeed shocking.
The Tuojiang Bridge, which was supposed to collapse with a bang, was standing intact, only the place where the explosives were put was blown out and there were holes, but the main body of the bridge was not greatly affected.
When they saw this scene, not only the people who watched were stunned, but even the experts who had made the preset in advance were also stunned, and it is estimated that they could not have imagined that this bridge was so strong.
In order to prove themselves right, these experts improved the plan and blasted the bridge again.
However, the fact is that their blasting did not affect the bridge in the slightest, and the Tuojiang Bridge is still standing there, which is enough to see that the materials used in the construction of the Tuojiang Bridge are very stable.
The Tuojiang Bridge has also won the title of "strong bridge".
If the original Tuojiang Bridge is not a dangerous bridge, but after two blasts, it has become a real dangerous bridge, and it is indeed impossible to stay.
In desperation, the experts began the third blasting, and this time they were under very great pressure, after all, they had already learned from the past.
And this time, the life of Tuojiang Bridge can be regarded as coming to an end.
But in this process, in fact, many "pseudo-experts" have also exploded, because behind the construction of this bridge, there are actually a lot of historical stories.
The designer of the Tuojiang Bridge was designed by Mr. Mao Yisheng, a famous bridge designer in the mainland, and the Qiantang River Bridge and the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in the mainland are all his "works".
When designing this bridge, in order to ensure the quality of the bridge, Mr. Mao Yisheng made many field visits, and finally decided to use "stone + reinforced concrete" as the raw material of the bridge.
It can be said that this bridge is actually Mr. Mao Yisheng's "hard work".
From this bridge, we can also realize that the mainland was very strict in building bridges at that time.
And this bombing not only disappointed Mr. Mao Yisheng's hard work, but also directly blew up a bunch of "pseudo-experts".
But it is undeniable that the Tuojiang Bridge is of great significance to people.