Nuomi Bridge 糯米橋 | |
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Coordinates | 24°03′30.7″N 120°54′23.1″E / 24.058528°N 120.906417°E |
Crosses | Beigang River |
Locale | Guoxing, Nantou County, Taiwan |
Characteristics | |
Material | Masonry using sticky rice mortar |
Total length | 53 m (174 ft) |
Width | 5 m (16 ft) |
Height | 20 m (66 ft) |
No. of spans | 4 |
History | |
Construction end | 1940 |
Location | |
Nuomi Bridge (Chinese: 糯米橋; pinyin: Nuòmǐqiáo; lit. 'sticky rice bridge'), alternatively the Nuomishih Bridge (糯米石橋) or the Beigangxi Stone Bridge (北港溪石橋), is a masonry arch bridge in Guoxing, Nantou County, Taiwan. Completed in 1940, the bridge spans the Beigang River, one of the headwaters of the Dadu River, near Beigang Village. The bridge is known for its use of sticky rice mortar and is a protected monument in Nantou County.[1]