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Imagine a double-decker giant that’s part highway, part railway, and 100% revolutionary. That’s the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge – a 1968 icon in Jiangsu Province that flipped the script on global engineering.
Before TikTok trends and AI, China was flexing its innovation muscles here: this first domestically designed road-rail bridge became a blueprint for modern infrastructure. With 600+ trains and 80,000 vehicles crossing daily, it’s like the ultimate multitasker – think of it as the Swiss Army knife of bridges!
Fun fact: The bridge’s steel spans literally connected China’s南北 (north-south) divide, boosting trade and travel overnight. Today, its retro-futuristic design still turns heads – proof that good engineering never goes out of style.
Next time you’re in Nanjing, look beyond the skyscrapers. This 5-decade-old wonder? Still carrying China’s hustle – one train horn blast at a time.
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