Why does Nujiang Bridge honk its horn?

The Nujiang Bridge honked because a soldier was buried in the pier when the bridge was built, and honked to show respect.

Nujiang Bridge is located between the ravines in basu county, Qamdo, Tibet. Known as the "throat of Sichuan-Tibet line" because of its dangerous terrain, it is the core part of Sichuan-Tibet line. The Sichuan-Tibet line is one of the important passages for Chinese mainland to enter and leave Tibet, and the Sichuan-Tibet highway plays an important role in connecting the eastern and western parts of the motherland, and plays an irreplaceable role and position in military, political, economic, cultural and other fields.

In order to continue to extend the service life of Nujiang Bridge and facilitate people's travel, with the approval of the State Party Committee and the state government and the strong support of the Lushui County Party Committee and the county government, the reinforcement and maintenance work of Nujiang Bridge officially started on June 20, 20 10, and the construction period was determined to be 4 months. During the construction period, traffic control will be implemented on the bridge, and vehicles are strictly prohibited.

The soldiers carved the word "heroic" on the huge stone cliff by the bridge. Up to now, tourists can still see these four striking Chinese characters when they pass the Nujiang Bridge on the Sichuan-Tibet line. After five years of hard work, the Sichuan-Tibet Highway 1954 was opened to traffic, ending the history that there was no highway on the roof of the world.

Therefore, after crossing the Nujiang Bridge, the driver will spontaneously whistle three times to pay homage to the soldiers who built the bridge and to the heroes of the predecessors.

Brief introduction of Nujiang bridge

Nujiang Bridge is located in Liuku Town, Lushui County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Construction started in June, 1988, and it was put into use in June, 199 1. The bridge is 678m long and15.8m wide. It is a single-box three-way prestressed reinforced concrete continuous bridge with variable cross-section across the Nujiang River, and the length of single-span empty span ranks first.

Reference to the above content: Nujiang Bridge-Baidu Encyclopedia