 It played a role in the rapid growth of Sanchong's population as migrants flooding north to Taipei used the city as a first stop before gaining the means to move to Taipei itself.The bridge was also an important scenic landmark and the "Iron Bridge sunset" (鐵橋夕照 "Tiěqiáo xīzhào;" "Thih-kiô se̍k-chiàu") was considered one of the eight scenic highlights of Taipei.The bridge gave its name to the Ōhashichō (大橋町) ward of Japanese Taipei and the famous Taipei Bridge Public School (大橋公學校 Ōhashi Kōgakkō), today Daqiao Elementary School (大橋國民小學 "Dàqiáo Guómín Xiǎoxué;" "Tōa-kiô Kok-bîn Sió-ha̍k").