This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1914: Baron
Baling (巴陵), Fuxing District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
| Bridgemeister ID: | 9056 (added 2025-02-16) |
| Year Completed: | 1914 |
| Name: | Baron |
| Also Known As: | Baling, Balang, Balong |
| Location: | Baling (巴陵), Fuxing District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan |
| Coordinates: | 24.680972 N 121.378028 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Status: | Demolished, 1966 |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- Often identified as the "Baron Tessen" or "Baron" bridge.
- Replaced by Baling (老巴陵橋) - Baling (巴陵), Fuxing District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
- All past and present bridges at this location.
External Links:
- 巴陵的鐵線橋｜國家文化記憶庫 2.0 (Iron Wire Bridge in Baling | National Cultural Memory Bank 2.0). Translated from this page: "'Baron' is the old Japanese name of Baling, which is translated into Chinese as 'Balong' or 'Balong', and means "giant tree" in Atayal language. The Balang Iron Wire Bridge was built in October 1914 and was a suspension bridge on the Jiaobanshan Sanxing Guard Road during the Japanese era. In 1966, due to the construction of the Northern Cross-Island Highway, the original iron wire bridge was demolished and rebuilt into the 'Baling Bridge'.
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