Balong Memorial Stele

The Balong Memorial stele is located on the north side of Baling Bridge, in the bushes outside the entrance of Baling No. 1 Tunnel in Fuxing District, Taoyuan City. When the Balong Railway Bridge was completed in 1914, the Civil Engineering Bureau of the Government-General in Taiwan built a commemorative column to commemorate the completion of the bridge. The Baling Railway Bridge is 90 meters long. After the Northern Cross-island Highway was built in the 1960s, the Baling Railway Bridge was demolished and rebuilt into Baling Bridge for car traffic. Later, due to increased traffic, and that the original Baling Bridge was not wide enough, a bigger Baling Bridge was built next to it. The big Baling Bridge was completed and opened to traffic in 2005.

The original Baling Bridge is now a scenic bridge for pedestrians only. The Baling No. 1 and No. 2 tunnels that are at both ends of the bridge are planned to be Atayal Humanities Exhibition Halls.