Chongqing's First Bridge over Yangtze River Retired

Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge, a decades-old structure in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, was officially retired from service on Tuesday. Completed in 1959, the 820-meter-long truss bridge which carries two tracks of the Chongqing-Guiyang Railway was the first bridge over the Yangtze River in Chongqing and only the second along the main stretch of the river between Yibin city and the river mouth in Shanghai. [Photo by Su Zhigang/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Maintenance workers check the tracks of Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality. [Photo by Su Zhigang/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Maintenance workers check the tracks of Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality. [Photo by Su Zhigang/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A maintenance worker checks the tracks of Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality. [Photo by Su Zhigang/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Maintenance workers check the tracks of Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality. [Photo by Su Zhigang/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A worker conducts maintenance work on Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality. [Photo by Su Zhigang/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The New Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge is seen with the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Chongqing on Jan 9, 2018. The new double-decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge has four tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 meters per hour, and two on the lower deck for cargo trains with designed speed of 120 kilometers per hour. The overall length of the bridge is 5.32 kilometers, of which the main bridge is 920 meters. [Photo by Su Zhigang/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The New Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge is seen with the previous Baishatuo Yangtze River railway bridge in Chongqing on Jan 9, 2018. The new double-decker steel truss cable stay railway bridge has four tracks on the upper deck for passenger trains with a designed speed of 200 meters per hour, and two on the lower deck for cargo trains with designed speed of 120 kilometers per hour. The overall length of the bridge is 5.32 kilometers, of which the main bridge is 920 meters. [Photo by Su Zhigang/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]