What are the types of bridges in China

Types and forms:

By main material ? Wooden, stone, brick, bamboo, rattan, iron, salt, ice, paper bridges ? Dokki bridge is the earliest form of bridge, China's Qin and Han Dynasty before the bridge is almost all wooden bridge. Such as the earliest appearance of the one-timber bridge, wooden post and beam bridge. About the Shang and Zhou Dynasty will appear pontoon bridge, before and after the Warring States period and the emergence of rows of wooden beam bridge and stretching arm type wooden beam bridge. But because of the characteristics of wood itself, such as the quality of loose perishable as well as by the strength and length of the material dominated, not only is not easy to build bridges on the wider river, but also difficult to create a strong and durable bridge, therefore, the North and South Dynasties began to be a mixture of wood and stone or stone bridges replaced.

The bridge was built in the late 19th century.