Luding Bridge
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Luding Bridge 泸定桥 |
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| Coordinates | 29°55′N 102°15′E / 29.92°N 102.25°ECoordinates: 29°55′N 102°15′E / 29.92°N 102.25°E |
| Carries | Footbridge |
| Crosses | Dadu River |
| Locale | Luding County, Sichuan, China |
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| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Material | Chain |
| Longest span | 100 metres (330 ft) |
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| Opened | 1701 |
 Luding Bridge
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Luding Bridge (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a bridge over the Dadu River in Luding County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China, located about 80 kilometers west of the city of Ya'an. The bridge dates from the Qing Dynasty and is considered a historical landmark. It was an important crossing on the road between Sichuan and Tibet.
In 1935, during the Long March, soldiers of the Fourth Regiment of the Chinese Workers and Peasants' Army secured the bridge as a river crossing vital to the Red Army.
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