Taiwan Stamps : 1954 TW C38 Scott 1092, 1093,1095 Silo Bridge - Used - F-VF - (9T0FQ) - (9T0FQ)

Taiwan Stamps : 1954 TW C38 Scott 1092, 1093,1095 Silo Bridge - Used - F-VF : Silo Bridge, which crosses the Cho-Shui-Chi, the longest river in Taiwan, on the North-South Highway. It is 1,938 meters long in 31 spans and was the longest highway bridge in the Far East then. The bridge accommodates a 24 foot wide reinforced concrete roadway and a railroad track which connects with the Taiwan Sugar Corporation railway system. It was officially opened to traffic on January 28, 1953.The ECA China Mission helped with structural steel trusses. The successful completion of the bridge is eloquent testimony of the strength of Sino-American cooperation and China's speedy reconstruction during the past .