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What is the name of the bridge?: **The name of my bridge is** **The Wind and Rain Bridge**

When and where was the bridge built? **The Wind and Rain Bridge is** **Built in 1916 in Chengyang China**

What is the purpose of this bridge? What does it span and what does it connect?: **This Wind and Rain bridge is meant to protect people from the wind and Rain. This is why it is called the wind and Rain bridge. This bridge spans the Linxi River**

Why was this bridge needed? **This bridge was meant for a couple of reason. When** **In This part of China you see many structures that the Dong people built. They build these things more for the fondness of art then for a reason. One reason for the bridge is to protect people from the Wind and Rain, but this wasn't the main point of it.**

What type of bridge is it (arch, suspension, cable, beam, etc.)?
 * The Natives call The Wind and Rain bridge a 'roofed bridge' or a 'lower bridge'**

What materials were used to build this bridge? What were some of the special challenges that the bridge engineers faced? How did they overcome these challenges?
 * The Wind and Rain bridge is constructed with wood and stones, the surface of the bridge is paved with wooden boards and both sides are inlayed with railings**
 * With The Wind and Rain bridge there was one major challenge which the Dong people were able to deal with. The builders did not use any nail or rivets at all so to deal with this the Dong people dove-tailed many pieces of wood and thats how it was built

How long did it take to build this bridge? **
 * The Wind and Rain bridge took 10 years to build**

What are the measurements of this bridge?
 * The Wind and Rain Bridge is 64.4 meters long. 3.4 meters wide and 10.6 meters high**

Did you find any fun or interesting facts or stories about this bridge? **The Wind and Rain Bridge is the seventh most beautiful bridge in the world and it is the largest bridge of its kind.**