The bridges of Suzhou Creek

By Zhou Wenting(China Daily USA)

Notable bridges along Suzhou Creek

Zhejiang Bridge (right)

Locals call this the "garbage bridge" as residents used to dump rubbish at a site near the bridge. The waste would then be transported to a wharf before boats shipped it away. Before the bridge was constructed in 1908, there was a wooden bridge at this same place built in the 1880s and people now call it "the old garbage bridge".