Longteng Bridge

Longteng Bridge

龍騰斷橋
Longteng Bridge c. 1910
Coordinates24°21′30.4″N 120°46′25.8″E / 24.358444°N 120.773833°E / 24.358444; 120.773833
CarriedRailroad
Crossed(三叉河; Sānchā hé)
LocaleLongteng Village, Sanyi, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Official name魚藤坪斷橋
OwnerTaiwan Railway Administration
Characteristics
Designmasonry arch (approach) and truss (span)
MaterialBrick (arch) and steel (truss)
No. of spans9
History
Designer稻垣兵太郎
Engineering design by
Construction start1 May 1906
Construction end30 January 1907
Collapsed21 April 1935
(during 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake)
Location

The Longteng Bridge (traditional Chinese: 龍騰斷橋; simplified Chinese: 龙腾断桥; pinyin: Lóngténg Duànqiáo; Wade–Giles: Lung2-T'êng2 Tuan4-Ch'iao2), officially known as the Yutengping Bridge (魚藤坪斷橋; Yúténg-píng Duànqiáo), is a former bridge in Longteng Village, Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan.