Luding Bridge

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Luding Bridge is a historic iron chain suspension bridge in Sichuan, China, famed for its strategic role during the Long March and its crossing over the Dadu River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
historic bridge
iron chain suspension bridge
associatedWith Chinese Communist Party revolutionary history
Chinese Red Army NERFINISHED
Long March NERFINISHED
builtDuring Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
builtUnderEmperor Kangxi Emperor NERFINISHED
category Bridges in Sichuan
Chain bridges
Long March sites in China
National key cultural relics protection units in China
constructionEnd 1706
constructionStart 1705
country China
crosses Dadu River NERFINISHED
currentUse pedestrian bridge
deckMaterial wooden planks
designFeature chains anchored into rock on both banks
wooden deck laid across parallel chains
eventLocation Luding Bridge battle NERFINISHED
famousFor Red Army assault crossing in 1935
strategic role in the Long March
hasHeritageStatus Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China
hasNearbyTown Luding town NERFINISHED
hasPlaques revolutionary commemorative inscriptions
heritageDesignationBy State Council of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationCountry China NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod early 18th century
locatedIn Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED
Luding County NERFINISHED
Sichuan NERFINISHED
maintenance periodically repaired and reinforced
material iron chains
nearbyInfrastructure modern highway bridge over Dadu River
numberOfChains 13 GENERATED
originalFunction military transport route
trade route crossing
risk vulnerable to flooding of Dadu River
riverSystem upper Yangtze basin
spans Dadu River gorge NERFINISHED
strategicImportance key crossing on route from Sichuan to western China
structureType suspension bridge
symbolOf Chinese revolutionary heroism
Long March spirit
tourism popular red tourism site
scenic attraction in Sichuan

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Dadu River crossedBy Luding Bridge