Daan River Railway Bridge Introduction
"The Old Mountain Line of Taiwan Railways – Da'an River Iron Bridge" is located at the boundary between Taichung and Miaoli, adjacent to the southern entrance of the No. 7 Tunnel in Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, and the Houlit District of Taichung City. It has a total length of 637.39 meters, comprising 8 trusses and constructed with 10 spans of 62.41 meters (each truss between two piers constitutes one span). The Da'an River Iron Bridge was built in the 36th year of the Meiji era (1903) and completed in the 41st year of the Meiji era (1908). It was an important bridge during the Japanese colonial period for transporting goods and connecting the north and south.
