3D-printed 'ancient bridge' put to use in Tianjin

By Zhang Yu in Shijiazhuang | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-10-17 10:51
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A 3D-printed concrete bridge at 1:2 scale of the Zhaozhou Bridge — the oldest standing bridge in China — was put into use at Beichen campus of Hebei University of Technology in Tianjin on Oct 13, 2019. [Photo by Tu Qiongfang/for chinadaily.com.cn]

A 3D-printed concrete bridge has been completed and put into use at a university in North China's Tianjin municipality, and it is believed to have the longest span among its kind, according to Hebei University of Technology.

The pedestrian bridge is a replica of Zhaozhou Bridge in Zhaoxian county in neighboring Hebei province, the oldest standing bridge in China.

Built in the Sui Dynasty (581-618), it is also the world's oldest single-arch bridge, with a span of 37 meters according to Xinhua News Agency.

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