What is the splayed bridge in Shaocheng, Zhejiang?

The splay bridge connects three streets and three rivers. The deck of the splayed bridge is composed of parallel strips, with a length of 4.85 meters, a bridge height of 5 meters and a clear span of 4.5 meters. The bridge deck is 3.2 meters wide and the bridge is 27 meters long from east to west. The north and south slopes of the East Bridge are 12.4m and 17.4m respectively, the south slope of the West Bridge is l4 m, and the southwest slope is 17m.

The balustrade of the 8-shaped bridge is engraved with lotus flowers on the watchtower. The bridge is a stone wall, 4 meters high, and the fifth pier on the west side of the main tunnel is engraved with the words "Shi Bao Chen Bing was built on a midsummer auspicious day".

The figure-of-eight bridge is a beam-type stone bridge, with nine stone pillars juxtaposed on both sides of the bridge. The lower end of the stone pillar is inserted into the groove of the cornerstone, and the upper stone pillar is pressed against the diamond walls on both sides.

The splay bridge is connected with three roads, and the south is connected with the roads on both sides of the main river in two directions. Among them, the west bank crosses the river in the south, the straight street of splay bridge is connected by stamping in the west, and the north is in a line with the east bank of the main river in the south, which is divided into two slopes.

It is located at the intersection of three streets, three rivers and four roads. The bridge is east-west, and it is a stone pillar pier bridge. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there are two bridge opening under the second slope, which solves the complicated traffic problem.

The splayed bridge is a beam-type stone bridge with a width of 4.5 meters in bridge opening. Large stones are piled up on the bridge foundations on both sides, and the stone pillars are about 4 meters high. The lower end of the bridge is inserted into the stone, and the column foot stands in the middle to strengthen the bridge. The stone pillars of the bridge are about 4 meters high and slightly inclined inward, so that they cling to the diamond-shaped wall behind the pillars and are very stable.

At the top of the stone pillar of the figure-of-eight bridge is a huge stone strip covered with a stone bridge. The stone bridge beam is about 4.8 meters long and has two layers of stone slabs on the outside, which are in the shape of a moon beam. The watchpost of the stone railing is engraved with the name of the donor who built the bridge.

Lotus is carved on the stigma of the figure-of-eight bridge, which is different from other bridges you usually see.

The two sides of the figure-of-eight bridge can be used for people to walk, which is also different from the usual bridge. The east pier of Bazi Bridge is very close to the residential building, and it is very convenient to go down the steps and communicate with the north and south along the river bank.

At the west pier of the Bazi Bridge, besides stepping on the main bridge from the straight street of the Bazi Bridge, there are also steps on the west bank of the southeast Shuangqiao Bridge. Under the steps leading to the east and west banks of Dongshuangqiao, there are also two Liang bridge opening, because here, a small river originally passed through here long ago.

Like the main bridge, all the steps on the pier are made of stone fences and sentries on both sides, making the whole bridge seamless.

Eight - character bridge