Taipei Bridge
台北大橋· Bridge
About
Completed in August 1889 by Liu Mingchuan, the first governor of Taiwan Province, the bridge linked Sanchongpu (now Sanchong District) with the Dadaocheng wharf in Taipei. In 1895 it was called Tamsui Bridge.
Read more
On 27 February 1947 the Tianma Tea House incident over contraband cigarettes took place, and the protest march the following day, 28 February, gathered and set out from what is now the Taipei Bridge approach.
Translated and shortened by DealTaipei from Taiwan's national tourism database. Sources are on the terms page.
Facts and sources
- Names
- EN Taipei Bridge中文 台北大橋한국어 타이베이 대교日本語 台北大橋 Wikidata Q2421150, Chinese from the listing, Korean by DealTaipei (NIKL transcription)
- District
- Datong District · 大同區 Tourism Administration listing, updated 2026-06-26
- Opening hours
- Not in the listing Tourism Administration listing, read 2026-09-30
- Phone
- (02)29603456 Tourism Administration listing. May be Chinese only
- Data
- /api/sight/taipei-bridge.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents
Getting there
Daqiao Church (original site of Fangxi Church) Church · 246 m away Datou Drum Pavilion Temple · 269 m away Dihua Street Shophouses (Dadaocheng) Shopping street · 332 m away Yansan Tourist Night Market Night market · 343 m away 
Former Ministry of National Defense Secrecy Bureau Taipei Bridge Detention Center Historic site · 414 m away Taipei Municipal Taiping Elementary School Campus · 440 m away
Former Ministry of National Defense Secrecy Bureau Taipei Bridge Detention Center Historic site · 414 m away Taipei Municipal Taiping Elementary School Campus · 440 m away 
Wikidata (CC0). Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.
