A bridge that spans time
By Yang Yang | China Daily | Updated: 2017-06-02 08:42
The first structure connecting the Yangtze River's banks in Wuhan has a respected Russian godfather. Yang Yang reports.
The monument at the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is carved with the names of 28 experts from the former Soviet Union. Konstantin Silin's is first.
On Oct 15, 1957, the 1,670-meter bridge - the first over the river - opened for traffic after 25 months of construction. It was completed two years earlier than planned.
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