How is the city that grows on a bridge: houses, restaurants and a Christ

THE real estate crisis It’s an increasingly bigger problem to solve around the world. In this sense, a town that develops on a bridge that crosses an important river It went viral, oddly enough.

The images are more than convincing and you just have to look houses, shops, restaurants and even a huge Christ on a route through which vehicles and people would have to pass to cross which watercourse.

Where is the city growing on a bridge

He Yangtze Riverin China, it is the third longest on the planet, after the Nile and the Amazon, and the largest in Asia.

Due to its length, this river flows through numerous cities across the country, but few are as special as Linshi.

And this city has become a phenomenon on social networks because a part of the city is located, literally, on one of the bridges that cross the Yangtze as it passes through this area of the Chongqing region.

As reported by the portal specialized in housing Idealisticthe original construction of the bridge approx 400 meters of extension It happened in the 80s.

However, it wasn’t until it was abandoned in the 1990s when it began to take shape and the current appearance. As particular as it is surprising.

What is the city that occupies this bridge in China like?

According to reports, the inhabitants of this locality were occupying the empty space as it grew.

And yes, given the structure whose construction was interrupted, they decided to multiply on the bridge too. building houses, shops and even restaurants.

The bridge is characterized by domes that rise on vertical towers, similar elements to lighthouses and maritime arches.

It manages to attract the attention of even those who are perplexed by the postcard, a figure of Christ which is very reminiscent of the famous one Christ of Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

In recent years there has been much speculation about the future of the bridge and, obviously, about the buildings that already occupy it and where people live.

According to local media, the authorities are considering the possibility demolish the existing structure to build a viaduct for road traffic.

Naturally, residents have already expressed their discontent and categorically reject this possibility.

We just have to wait, who knows how long, to find out who will finally win the battle. Or if there’s a way to make it all work.

Two more bridges with houses on them

Examples like eThe Ponte Vecchio in the city of Florence, Italydemonstrates that for centuries builders, engineers and architects have been committed to the task of building inhabited infrastructures that allow them to make the most of the advantages and spaces of cities.

But it is not the only one, given that in Europe there is also the completely natural one

But it is not the only one, as it is located in the province of Burgos (Spain), medieval city of Puentedey It is located on what can be called a “natural bridge”.

In this case, it’s a eroded rock structure due to the passage of time, and the river, on which the inhabitants built their homes.

The difference between these two cases and that of Linshi, in China, is that we are talking about a more or less modern bridge at the infrastructural level itself.