Nandu River Iron Bridge

Nandu River Iron Bridge

海口南渡江铁桥
A view from the eastern shore of the Nandu River, just north of the bridge
Coordinates19°58′53″N 110°24′20″E / 19.981372°N 110.405486°E / 19.981372; 110.405486
CrossedNandu River
LocaleHaikou, Hainan, China
Other name(s)Lu Palace Bridge (original Japanese name)
Characteristics
DesignTruss
MaterialSteel
Total length785.34 metres
Width6.8 metres
Load limit20 tons
Design life20 years
History
Fabrication byKaohsiung Shipbuilding Production and Installation
Construction startMarch 26, 1940 (approval to begin design and construction)
Opened1942
Collapsed2000
Closed1982
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.