On this day 68 years ago, on October 15, 1957 (August 22, 1957), the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was opened to traffic. On October 15, 1957, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was officially opened to traffic. The bridge started construction in September 1955 and has a total length of more than 1670 meters. Since 1954, Wuhan has developed rapidly in metallurgy, machinery, electronics, petrochemical, building materials, textiles, papermaking and other industries, becoming one of China's important industrial bases. The opening of the bridge provides economic and convenient conditions for the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway to run through the north and south.