Xinjiang Bridge in Xinzhou District, Shangrao City

The Yushan River, which originated in the south of Huaiyu Mountain at the junction of Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, and the Fengxi River at the northern foot of Wuyi Mountain were called Xinjiang River after they met in Shangrao. After flowing through yingtan, they flowed into Poyang Lake in two streams. In order to promote economic development and facilitate convergence, Yushan River at the southern foot of Huaiyu Mountain and Fengxi River at the northern foot of Wuyishan Mountain meet in Shangrao before being called Xinjiang, which flows through yingtan and flows into Poyang Lake in two tributaries. In order to promote economic development and facilitate transportation, two cities, Shangrao and yingtan, through which Xinjiang flows, have built bridges in Shangrao, Xinjiang. Shangrao, where the Xinjiang River flows, used to have two iron bridges: the Xinjiang Bridge and the Qianjin Bridge, and two pontoons: the upper pontoon and the lower pontoon. Compared with the pontoon bridge, Shangrao people used to call the iron bridge "foreign bridge". Before liberation, there was no iron bridge on the Xinjiang River, and the traffic connecting the two sides was a pontoon bridge: the upper pontoon bridge was located at the south gate and the lower pontoon bridge was located at Xiahe Street. At that time, people from Wang's family went to town by ferry, so it was called "ferry". Night view of Xinjiang bridge

1942 (3 1) In June, the Japanese invaders invaded Shangrao, which coincided with the Dragon Boat Festival flood in Xinjiang. Due to the war and flood, the lower pontoon bridge located at the original site of the existing footbridge was destroyed. After that, the reconstructed lower pontoon bridge was moved to Wangjiayuan Ferry. 1949 shangrao was liberated on may 3rd, but Taiwan Province province has not been liberated. This winter, the Shangrao Commissioner's Office received a telegram from the Central Committee of the East China Military Region: In order to smooth the traffic in Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces and support the liberation of Taiwan Province Province, the Xinjiang Bridge and Qianjin Bridge on the border between Shangrao and northern Fujian were built within a time limit. Shangrao and Fujian are only separated by Wuyi Mountain, and Shangrao's geographical position is strategically called "the rear of the front line, the front line behind", so the construction of Shangrao Yangqiao has important strategic and economic significance. The construction of the bridge started from 1949 to 65438+February, with the liberation of the military camp as the main task and the cooperation of migrant workers from Shangrao and Guangfeng counties. In less than a year, two iron bridges on Xinjiang and Fengxi were built. The railings of the iron bridge are steel structures, and the deck is thick sleepers. The bridge is about 4 meters wide and is divided into traffic lanes and sidewalks. The driveway is one-way. At first, there was no traffic light device. People are sent to both ends to send traffic signals. After the cars on the north bank passed, the cars on the south bank were allowed to go on the road. There are sidewalks on both sides of the bridge. The road on the right goes to Shuinan, and the road on the left comes to downtown. No retrogression is allowed. Sigh is, from left to right, and then orderly. 1 9781June1day, the Xinjiang Bridge parallel to the railway bridge was completed and opened to traffic. So this railway bridge in Xinjiang, which has experienced more than half a century of ups and downs, was also retired and named as a pedestrian bridge in June 1982. After the overhaul, the sidewalks on both sides of the railway bridge were demolished due to serious corrosion, and the bridge deck was replaced with reinforced concrete slabs. The footbridge stipulates that only pedestrians can walk, all vehicles are prohibited, and bicycles are encouraged. However, some citizens do not believe in this evil, and motorcycles and bicycles sometimes drive on the bridge deck.

Shangrao Xinjiang Bridge was opened to traffic in June 1978 65438+ 10/. The north bank of the bridge site is located at the exit of Xihao, and the Hongshi River embankment is a row of rectangular flower beds. Under the embankment is the pier of Xihao River. Due to the low terrain, the section from Yancheng Road to Xinjiang River in the south of Xihao was filled 5 meters, and the dike body was broken. The south bank of the bridge site is Huang Jinshan. At the foot of the mountain, there is an air-raid shelter dug during the 1970 "deep excavation" period. There are the tomb of the ecliptic martyrs and the memorial tower of the revolutionary martyrs in Shangrao area on the mountain. Due to the narrow road ahead (now renamed Xueyuan Road), the steps of the memorial tower were changed from zigzag to zigzag to meet the needs of bridge construction. The newly-built Xinjiang Bridge has aroused great concern of Shangrao people. Every day, citizens watch on the riverbank of the construction site. Construction workers flooded half of the cofferdam in Xinjiang and poured piers, which led to the grounding of half of the pontoon bridge still in use upstream. The rare sight of the river bottom in Xinjiang has left an unforgettable memory in people's hearts. In June 2008, the Xinjiang Bridge, which has been used for 30 years, is no longer young, and thousands of people run across it every day. The bridge will be overhauled, widened to nearly 20 meters, and changed from two lanes to four lanes, and will be completed before the Spring Festival in 2009. On June 2006, 65438+1 October1,the footbridge was rebuilt again. The bridge deck is made of non-slip granite, the guardrail is made of corrugated railings, and the two ends of the bridge are changed into steps. Motorcycles are discouraged, but bicycles can still get on the bridge lightly. Hutantou Qianjin Railway Bridge is similar to Xinjiang Railway Bridge in structure and age, but the difference is that Fengxi River flows under the bridge. 1984 In May, the Qianjin Bridge parallel to the iron bridge was completed and opened to traffic, so the iron bridge was abandoned, leaving only the bare pier of 10. Yingtan City is currently building the Xinjiang Bridge across the Xinjiang River in the next new district, and the project started on June 28, 2008.