Unique stone bridge over 200 years old in Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn) - The bridge is designed in the style of a rainbow bridge, consisting of 18 spans and assembled from 40 large and small stone slabs. The special thing about the stone bridge is that although it is assembled from many stone slabs, no adhesive materials are needed. After many historical ups and downs, the stone bridge remains intact.

The stone bridge connects across Bau Ruoc between Trung Thanh and Nam Thanh communes.

The stone bridge in Trung Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district is a unique architectural work spanning Bau Ruoc, more than 200 years old, connecting Trung Thanh and Nam Thanh communes.

The bridge deck is made of 40 large and small stone slabs.

Local people still pass down the story: In the 19th century, there was a Mr. Nguyen Van Ba, a native of Ha Tinh, who came to settle in the locality and voluntarily spent money, effort and mobilized people to donate to build a bridge. Mr. Ba himself contributed 3 buffaloes and 3 cows to build the bridge.

The stone slabs were joined together without the use of adhesives and have survived for over 200 years.

Mr. Tran Van Lam, an elder in Trung Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, said: "The elders in the past said that: Mr. Ba saw that the villagers had difficulty traveling through Bau Ruoc, so he collected donations from benefactors in the area, then used that money to hire workers to go to Len Co quarry (Nam Thanh commune) to chisel out stones to build a bridge.

The bridge is designed in a rainbow architecture, consisting of 18 spans and assembled with 40 large and small stone slabs. The largest stone slab is 1.5m long and about 90cm wide. The total length of the bridge is about 27m and the width is 1.5m. The special thing about the stone bridge is that although it is assembled with many stone slabs, no adhesive material is needed, which shows the skillful hands of the stone workers in the past. The bridge surface is polished smooth without any patterns.

Every day, people from Trung Thanh and Nam Thanh communes still travel across this bridge.

Trung Thanh stone bridge is a unique architectural work, a symbol of the cultural beauty of the people here.

Nguyen Tho Ha

Lien Thanh Secondary School, Yen Thanh