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The #Zijin Bridge
On the fateful day of June 14, 2019 at 2:12 am, a couple of sedan cars were passing sequentially over the bridge - Zijin. Suddenly, the column near the span 3 started buckling as soon as the first car reached the center of the pier.
On the fateful day of June 14, 2019 at 2:12 am, a couple of sedan cars were passing sequentially over the bridge - Zijin. Suddenly, the column near the span 3 started buckling as soon as the first car reached the center of the pier.
Being a symbol of Heyuan City, China, Zijin bridge has been operational since 1972 with the life expectancy of 100 years. Constructed across the Dongjiang River from northwest to southeast to connect the Hezi road, it was the second river-crossing bridge of the city.
A beautiful, 9 meter wide arch bridge that ran 420 meter across the river, suffered a slight dislocation at the west abutment in 2007. Several small cracks in the central arch ring raised the alarm that led to the traffic restrictions on it. In due course of time, unable to
