Chongqing was verified to be the Bridge Capital of China by the Mao Yisheng Bridge Committee in 2005, thanks to its sheer number, scale, sophistication, variety, and influence.
The first bridge constructed in Chongqing following the establishment of the People’s Republic of China was the Niujiaotuo Jialing River Bridge. Nowadays, thirty bridges are crossing the two rivers in Chongqing urban area and 13,000 in the municipality. This shows the giant leaps that Chongqing has achieved in the field of transportation.
However, it is not only bridges where Chongqing has excelled in the west of China. The city has fully developed a multi-modal network that incorporates waterways, railroads, highways, and aviation to build transport links from China to Europe, Southeast Asia, and the world, while the Belt and Road Initiative plays an ever more important role.