The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, which was built in 1968, has a clearance height of 24 meters in the high water area and can theoretically carry ships of up to 3,000 tons  In today's rapid economic development, it has become a building that cuts the Yangtze River in half and obstructs the smooth passage of large ships
The Nanjing Yangtze Bridge must be demolished and rebuilt if the Yangtze's golden waterway is to be fully dredged, a bridge expert has asserted
99% of international ships entering the Yangtze River are berthed at ports below Nanjing Bridge, and few large foreign ships are berthed at dozens of foreign trade docks above Nanjing.