Longteng Bridge 龍騰斷橋 | |
|---|---|
 Longteng Bridge c. 1910 | |
| Coordinates | 24°21′30.4″N 120°46′25.8″E / 24.358444°N 120.773833°E |
| Carried | Railroad |
| Crossed | (三叉河; Sānchā hé) |
| Locale | Longteng Village, Sanyi, Miaoli County, Taiwan |
| Official name | 魚藤坪斷橋 |
| Owner | Taiwan Railway Administration |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | masonry arch (approach) and truss (span) |
| Material | Brick (arch) and steel (truss) |
| No. of spans | 9 |
| History | |
| Designer | 稻垣兵太郎 |
| Engineering design by | |
| Construction start | 1 May 1906[1] |
| Construction end | 30 January 1907[1] |
| Collapsed | 21 April 1935 (during 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake)[1] |
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The Longteng Bridge (traditional Chinese: 龍騰斷橋; simplified Chinese: 龙腾断桥; pinyin: Lóngténg Duànqiáo; Wade–Giles: Lung2-T'êng2 Tuan4-Ch'iao2), officially known as the Yutengping Bridge (魚藤坪斷橋; Yúténg-píng Duànqiáo), is a former bridge in Longteng Village, Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan.[3]
- ^ a b c d 魚藤坪斷橋 [Yutengping Bridge]. Taiwan Bureau of Cultural Heritage (in Chinese). 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Griggs Jr., Frank (January 2011). "Great Achievements: Charles Conrad Schneider" (PDF). Structure: 44–45. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
In 1903 he, along with Theodore Cooper, was appointed by the Government of Japan to develop sets of plans for Japanese railroad bridges.
- ^ "Miaoli County: Longteng Bridge". TravelKing. 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.