Celebrating the bridges of Suzhou Creek

Besides being vital transport infrastructure, the numerous bridges along Shanghai's most well-known creek are also icons in their own right

The Suzhou Creek, nicknamed by the locals as a "natural museum of bridges" because of the sheer number of such structures on it, will soon be getting yet another addition to its collection.

The Shanghai government recently announced that a new Changping Road Bridge will be built in the area where the Shanghai Railway Station is at and where there are already seven bridges located roughly 480 meters apart from one another, citing the need to alleviate traffic congestion caused by a boom in the population of vehicles.