The International Bridge (Wanguo Bridge), Tianjin

The International Bridge (Wanguo Bridge), Tianjin

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Gr02-015. Translation of the Japanese caption on the photograph: 'By the International Bridge'. The International Bridge (Wanguo Bridge), was first known as the French Bridge, and later renamed Chiang Kai-shek Bridge. The bridge was again renamed in 1949: the Liberation Bridge, Jiefang Bridge. The steel, through truss, bascule bridge was completed in October 1927 and still stands.

Location

Tianjin

Estimated Date

1937-1945

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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