地理環境
鳴(ming)水(shui)橋鳴(ming)水(shui)橋位于江西(xi)省樟樹市境內。
從瀑布泉沿山(shan)(shan)谷北上(shang)(shang)七十米(mi)(mi)(mi)處,有一(yi)座小橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao),橫跨峽(xia)谷。九龍(long)泉兩(liang)水奔(ben)來(lai)相匯,穿過(guo)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)孔,向南直(zhi)瀉山(shan)(shan)谷,跌巖擊(ji)石(shi)(shi)(shi),聲若雷鳴,因(yin)此,這座橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)被命名為鳴水橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)。此橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)鑿崖為基(ji),以長(chang)(chang)條(tiao)(tiao)(tiao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)砌(qi)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)座,用長(chang)(chang)0.58米(mi)(mi)(mi)、寬0.44米(mi)(mi)(mi)、高0.34米(mi)(mi)(mi)方石(shi)(shi)(shi)7塊(kuai),自左至(zhi)右砌(qi)為單拱(gong),自上(shang)(shang)游縱(zong)向并(bing)列砌(qi)17道拱(gong)圈(quan),聯為單甕。石(shi)(shi)(shi)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)內空高2.5米(mi)(mi)(mi),寬2.6米(mi)(mi)(mi),橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)身(shen)橫砌(qi)長(chang)(chang)條(tiao)(tiao)(tiao)方石(shi)(shi)(shi),拱(gong)上(shang)(shang)再覆蓋兩(liang)條(tiao)(tiao)(tiao)條(tiao)(tiao)(tiao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)。橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)面系用等邊方石(shi)(shi)(shi)成對角菱形鋪砌(qi),橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)長(chang)(chang)7.3米(mi)(mi)(mi),寬6.8米(mi)(mi)(mi)。橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)上(shang)(shang)兩(liang)側設欄(lan)桿,由望(wang)柱、欄(lan)額、華(hua)板(ban)、地袱(fu)(fu)相構。望(wang)柱雕刻(ke)蓮花瓣頭,欄(lan)額、華(hua)板(ban)、地袱(fu)(fu)均為素(su)面。橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)甕內,東岸基(ji)石(shi)(shi)(shi)上(shang)(shang)17道拱(gong)圈(quan),每(mei)圈(quan)的(de)第一(yi)塊(kuai)拱(gong)石(shi)(shi)(shi),順溪流鐫刻(ke)楷書銘文“大宋(song)政和元年辛卯歲閤皂(zao)山(shan)(shan)道眾化緣信”,西岸逆流方向刻(ke)有“人財(cai)物(wu)建此石(shi)(shi)(shi)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)至(zhi)四年冬至(zhi)日畢工(gong)謹題”,字清晰可(ke)識。鳴水橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)是(shi)(shi)江西省(sheng)現(xian)存兩(liang)座宋(song)代石(shi)(shi)(shi)拱(gong)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)之(zhi)一(yi),與廬(lu)山(shan)(shan)觀音橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)堪(kan)稱“姐妹橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)”。現(xian)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)碑上(shang)(shang)的(de)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)名,是(shi)(shi)南宋(song)文天祥任贛(gan)州知(zhi)府(fu)時, 曾(ceng)游覽閣皂(zao)山(shan)(shan)手書的(de)拓刻(ke)原跡。
歷史狀態
鳴(ming)水(shui)(shui)亭(ting)在(zai)清(qing)初焚毀(hui), 1934年(nian)(nian)閤皂山住持歐陽明性重(zhong)建(jian)一亭(ting),1958年(nian)(nian)因(yin)修公(gong)路(lu)上山拆除(chu)。清(qing)江縣人(ren)民政府(fu)于1979年(nian)(nian)冬季至(zhi)翌年(nian)(nian)春季對鳴(ming)水(shui)(shui)橋(qiao)按(an)原貌進行整修,并采取(qu)了(le)遷公(gong)路(lu)保(bao)護(hu)古橋(qiao)的措施(shi)。1957年(nian)(nian)7月1日,江西省人(ren)民政府(fu)公(gong)布(bu)“鳴(ming)水(shui)(shui)橋(qiao)和一天門”為(wei)第一批省級文物保(bao)護(hu)單(dan)位(wei),2006年(nian)(nian)國務院(yuan)公(gong)布(bu)為(wei)第六批全國重(zhong)點文物保(bao)護(hu)單(dan)位(wei)。