The Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is the first highway-railway bridge over the Yangtze River. Completed in 1955, this engineering marvel is 1670 meters long with the main body of 1156 meters. It has 8 piers and 9 holes. The bridge is divided into two levels with the upper one for bus transit and the lower for trains. The driveway is 18 meters wide for 6 buses to run parallel. The construction of this bridge provided direct rail service between north and south China for the first time.
