Yongtong Bridge, Zhao County, Hebei 河北赵县永通桥

Location: China, Hebei, Zhao County, Shijiazhuang Google Maps Amap
Part of: Shijiazhuang, National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit
Chinese Culture: Ancient Chinese Architecture, Chapter 6: Five Dynasties, Song, Liao and Jin
Nearby: Dharani Sutra Pillar, Zhao County, Hebei <1km, Zhaozhou Bridge, Zhao County, Hebei ↓︎4km, Zhengding ↑︎46km, Mount Cangyan ←︎55km, Xibaipo ↖︎91km, White Cloud Cave, Mount Kong ↙︎93km, Mount Tiangui ↖︎106km, Baiyangdian Lake ↗︎163km, Mount Wutai ↖︎172km, Yin Xu, Anyang ↓︎186km

The Yongtong Bridge, popularly the Small Stone Bridge, lies on the west side of the town of Zhao County. Built in the Jin, it is a single-span segmental stone arch bridge, named in contrast to the nearby Zhaozhou Bridge, the Great Stone Bridge. Liang Sicheng notes that it follows the Sui-dynasty Zhaozhou Bridge in structure at half the length.

Yongtong Bridge, Zhao County, Hebei

Photo: ScareCriterion12 (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)