Nandu River Iron Bridge
Nandu River Iron Bridge 海口南渡江铁桥 | |
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A view from the eastern shore of the Nandu River, just north of the bridge | |
| Coordinates | 19°58′53″N 110°24′20″E / 19.981372°N 110.405486°E |
| Crossed | Nandu River |
| Locale | Haikou, Hainan, China |
| Other name(s) | Lu Palace Bridge (original Japanese name) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 785.34 metres |
| Width | 6.8 metres |
| Load limit | 20 tons |
| Design life | 20 years |
| History | |
| Fabrication by | Kaohsiung Shipbuilding Production and Installation |
| Construction start | March 26, 1940 (approval to begin design and construction) |
| Opened | 1942 |
| Collapsed | 2000 |
| Closed | 1982 |
| Location | |
The Nandu River Iron Bridge (Chinese: 海口南渡江铁桥), also known as the Devil's Iron Bridge, Old Iron Bridge, and originally the Lu Palace Bridge (吕宫桥), is a partially collapsed, steel truss bridge over the Nandu River, in the north of Hainan Province, China. Opened to traffic in 1942, it was Hainan's first bridge over the Nandu River.