赵州桥
赵州桥
赵州桥又名安济桥，全名赵州安济桥，俗称大石桥。位于河北省州县城南大石桥村，是一座单孔腹式坦拱石拱桥。建于隋开皇十一至十九年（公园591至599年），匠师李春建造。由28道拱圈纵向并列组建而成。全长64米，跨径3.02米，主供两端靠桥堍的两个腹拱跨径2.85米。以工程艰巨，技术精良，历史悠久而闻名于世，又是颂道：“车马人千里，乾坤此一桥；良工玄绝代，巧构称殊标。”堪称“天下第一桥”。1961年国务院公布为第一批全国重点文物保护单位。
Located 2.5km to the south of zhaoxian couty ( the old name is zhaozhou) in Hebei Province, the Zhaozhou Bridge is the existing earlist and best preserved single span open spandrel circulartone segmental arch bridge with the largest span.The bridge, originally named the Anji bridge and popu;arly named as the Large stone bridge, was built in 591-599 A..D. The bridge is 64.4m long and 9m wide. The main arch was laid longitudinally with 28 parallel arch ribs. Above each of the main arch ring there are two small arches. On both sides of the radway there are stone balustrades. Though it underwent 14 destructive earthquakes, serveral floods and war fire, the bridge remains lofty and solid. It is praised as one of four famous historical wonders in north China.
（摘自：中国桥谱）
