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Guchuan Bridge, Road bridge in Pingtung County, Taiwan

The Guchuan Bridge extends 654 meters across the Laonong River tributary, connecting Sandimen and Wutai regions through a prestressed concrete structure at 99 meters height.

The bridge replaced the original Number 1 Bridge from 1972, which was destroyed during Typhoon Morakot in 2009, leaving the Wutai region temporarily isolated.

The bridge design incorporates Rukai tribal motifs, featuring lily flowers and hundred-pacer snake patterns, with a memorial dedicated to disaster relief heroes.

The construction required 7.3 billion New Taiwan dollars and employed 100 workers daily, with 80 percent being local indigenous people during the three-year building period.

The bridge structure includes nine spans with a 140-meter main span and only one pier in the riverbed, making it the tallest bridge pier in Taiwan.

Location: Pingtung County

Inception: September 30, 2013

Official opening: October 5, 2013

Height: 99 m

Length: 654 m

Width: 10 m

Made from material: prestressed concrete

GPS coordinates: 22.74772,120.70506

Latest update: September 23, 2025 16:45

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