Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is a river-crossing channel connecting Hanyang District and Wuchang District of Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. It is located on the Yangtze River waterway. It is the first Yangtze River Bridge built by the people of China after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is also one of the important historical landmarks in Wuhan, and is known as "the first bridge of the Yangtze River".

Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge starts from Qin Chu Interchange in the west, crosses the Yangtze River waterway in the upper part and reaches Zhongshan Road in the east. Total length of line1670m, total length of main bridge1156m; The upper floor is a two-way four-lane urban trunk road with a design speed of 100 km/h, and the lower floor is a double-track railway with a design speed of160 km/h.

Construction background:

Wuhan is located in the hinterland of China, in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, where the Hanshui River flows into the Yangtze River. With important geographical advantages, it was once praised by Sun Yat-sen as a big commercial port "connecting nine provinces internally and connecting the ocean externally". By the end of Qing Dynasty, Wuchang was the capital of Hubei, Hankou was a commercial port, and Hanyang also developed a certain industrial base.

During the period of 1906, the whole line of Han Jing Railway was opened to traffic, and the Guangdong-Han Railway was also under construction. All parties have noticed the idea of building a bridge over the Yangtze River to connect Han Jing, Yuehan and Hanshui.

According to historical records, the idea of building the first Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan was first put forward by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Huguang, to connect the north-south railway. 1912 in may, China railway engineer Zhan Tianyou was hired by Beiyang government as the president of Guangdong-China Railway Association.

In the process of Zhan Tianyou's re-survey of the Guangdong-Han railway line, considering that the Guangdong-Han railway and the Beijing-Han railway will be connected across the river in the future, Wuchang Railway Station (Tongxiangmen Station) also plans to reserve the fork position connected with the Beijing-Han railway.