ZhaozhouBridgewasbuiltontheJiaoRiverabout2.5kilometersawayfromthesouthofZhaoxiancounty.ThebridgewasconstructedinAD605-616.Designedbyawell-knownChinesemason,LiChun,it’smadeofstone,50.82meterslongand10meterswide,withanunusualarchthatis7.23metershighwithaspanof37.35meters.Thestonerailingandcolumnsonthebridgewerecarvedwithbeautifuldragonandphoenixdesigns.OneoftheearliestChinesearchbridgeswithalongopen-spandrelarchinthemiddleandtwosmallarchesoneachside,thisbridgeoccupiesanimportantplaceinthehistoryofChinesebridgebuildingandhasbeenofinteresttotouristsandengineersalike.