- Wanghe Bridge
Wanghe Bridge is an overpass and a nodal point in
Beijing .When it was first built, it was just an ordinary, unnamed and virtually unnoticed railway bridge, carrying a railway line over the northeastern
4th Ring Road . This railway line ran from the now disusedHepingli Railway Station .Wanghe Bridge was expanded in the early 2000s to let the CityRail (
Line 13 (Beijing Subway) through. The tracks of the CityRail essentially replaced those of the former railway line. A further expansion in 2002 created the bridge that is seen today.The bridge was, until
September 28 ,2004 , the starting point of theJingcheng Expressway toLaiguangying and ultimatelyChengde inHebei province. The expressway now commences atTaiyanggong on the 3rd Ring Road. The expressway bridges are right over the 4th Ring Road, which runs under the bridge.Wanghe Bridge comprises three layers. The first layer is an underpass for vehicles on the
4th Ring Road . The second layer is theJingcheng Expressway running over the 4th Ring Road. Finally, a few flyover bridges -- connection lines -- form a more aesthetically spraodic third layer.Traffic at Wanghe Bridge is usually smooth.
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