 The famous Taipei Bridge Theater (大橋戲院 "Dàqiáo Xìyuàn" "Tōa-kiô Hì-īⁿ") was located under this bridge at Yánpíng Road until construction began on a new bridge in 1966.This concrete bridge was opened on 15 November 1969 and allowed for four lanes of automobile traffic and its approaches were extended.This Taipei Bridge was tolled until the early 1990s when the tolls on all bridges over Tamsui River were removed.