地理環境
鳴(ming)水橋(qiao)鳴(ming)水橋(qiao)位于(yu)江西省樟樹市境內。
從瀑布(bu)泉沿山(shan)谷(gu)北上七十米(mi)處,有一(yi)座(zuo)小橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao),橫(heng)(heng)跨(kua)峽谷(gu)。九龍泉兩(liang)水(shui)(shui)奔來相匯,穿過橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)孔,向(xiang)南直瀉山(shan)谷(gu),跌(die)巖擊石(shi)(shi)(shi),聲若雷鳴(ming)(ming),因(yin)此,這座(zuo)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)被命名為(wei)鳴(ming)(ming)水(shui)(shui)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)。此橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)鑿(zao)崖為(wei)基,以(yi)長條(tiao)(tiao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)砌橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)座(zuo),用(yong)長0.58米(mi)、寬(kuan)0.44米(mi)、高(gao)0.34米(mi)方石(shi)(shi)(shi)7塊,自(zi)左(zuo)至右砌為(wei)單拱(gong)(gong),自(zi)上游縱向(xiang)并(bing)列(lie)砌17道(dao)拱(gong)(gong)圈,聯為(wei)單甕(weng)。石(shi)(shi)(shi)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)內空高(gao)2.5米(mi),寬(kuan)2.6米(mi),橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)身橫(heng)(heng)砌長條(tiao)(tiao)方石(shi)(shi)(shi),拱(gong)(gong)上再(zai)覆(fu)蓋(gai)兩(liang)條(tiao)(tiao)條(tiao)(tiao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)。橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)面系用(yong)等(deng)邊方石(shi)(shi)(shi)成對角(jiao)菱形(xing)鋪砌,橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)長7.3米(mi),寬(kuan)6.8米(mi)。橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)上兩(liang)側設欄桿,由望柱(zhu)、欄額、華板(ban)、地袱相構。望柱(zhu)雕刻(ke)蓮花瓣頭(tou),欄額、華板(ban)、地袱均為(wei)素(su)面。橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)甕(weng)內,東岸(an)基石(shi)(shi)(shi)上17道(dao)拱(gong)(gong)圈,每(mei)圈的第一(yi)塊拱(gong)(gong)石(shi)(shi)(shi),順溪流鐫刻(ke)楷書銘文“大宋(song)政和元年辛(xin)卯歲閤皂(zao)山(shan)道(dao)眾化緣信”,西岸(an)逆流方向(xiang)刻(ke)有“人財物建此石(shi)(shi)(shi)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)至四年冬至日畢(bi)工謹題”,字清晰可識。鳴(ming)(ming)水(shui)(shui)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)是江西省現(xian)存兩(liang)座(zuo)宋(song)代石(shi)(shi)(shi)拱(gong)(gong)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)之(zhi)一(yi),與(yu)廬山(shan)觀音橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)堪稱“姐妹橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)”。現(xian)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)碑上的橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)名,是南宋(song)文天祥任(ren)贛州知府時, 曾(ceng)游覽閣皂(zao)山(shan)手(shou)書的拓刻(ke)原跡。
歷史狀態
鳴(ming)水(shui)(shui)亭在清初焚毀, 1934年閤皂山住持歐陽明性重建一亭,1958年因修(xiu)公(gong)路(lu)上山拆除。清江縣人民政府于1979年冬(dong)季(ji)至翌年春季(ji)對鳴(ming)水(shui)(shui)橋按(an)原貌進行整修(xiu),并采取了遷公(gong)路(lu)保(bao)(bao)護(hu)古橋的措施。1957年7月(yue)1日,江西(xi)省人民政府公(gong)布“鳴(ming)水(shui)(shui)橋和一天(tian)門”為(wei)第(di)一批省級(ji)文(wen)物保(bao)(bao)護(hu)單位(wei),2006年國務(wu)院公(gong)布為(wei)第(di)六批全國重點(dian)文(wen)物保(bao)(bao)護(hu)單位(wei)。