地理環境
鳴水橋鳴水橋位于江西省樟樹市境內。
從瀑布泉(quan)沿山谷(gu)北(bei)上(shang)七十米(mi)(mi)處,有(you)一(yi)座(zuo)小橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao),橫跨峽谷(gu)。九龍泉(quan)兩(liang)(liang)(liang)水(shui)奔(ben)來(lai)相(xiang)匯,穿(chuan)過(guo)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)孔,向南直(zhi)瀉山谷(gu),跌巖擊(ji)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),聲若雷鳴(ming),因此,這座(zuo)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)被(bei)命(ming)名為(wei)鳴(ming)水(shui)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)。此橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)鑿崖為(wei)基,以長條(tiao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)砌橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)座(zuo),用長0.58米(mi)(mi)、寬(kuan)0.44米(mi)(mi)、高0.34米(mi)(mi)方(fang)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)7塊,自(zi)左(zuo)至右(you)砌為(wei)單(dan)拱(gong),自(zi)上(shang)游(you)縱向并列砌17道拱(gong)圈,聯為(wei)單(dan)甕。石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)內空高2.5米(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)2.6米(mi)(mi),橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)身(shen)橫砌長條(tiao)方(fang)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),拱(gong)上(shang)再覆蓋(gai)兩(liang)(liang)(liang)條(tiao)條(tiao)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)。橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)面系用等邊方(fang)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)成對角菱形鋪砌,橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)長7.3米(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)6.8米(mi)(mi)。橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)上(shang)兩(liang)(liang)(liang)側設欄(lan)桿,由(you)望柱、欄(lan)額、華板(ban)、地袱相(xiang)構。望柱雕刻(ke)蓮(lian)花瓣(ban)頭,欄(lan)額、華板(ban)、地袱均為(wei)素面。橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)甕內,東(dong)岸(an)基石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)上(shang)17道拱(gong)圈,每圈的第一(yi)塊拱(gong)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi),順溪(xi)流鐫刻(ke)楷書銘文“大宋政和元年辛卯(mao)歲閤皂(zao)山道眾化緣信”,西岸(an)逆流方(fang)向刻(ke)有(you)“人財物建此石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)至四年冬至日畢工謹題”,字清晰可(ke)識。鳴(ming)水(shui)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)是江西省現(xian)存兩(liang)(liang)(liang)座(zuo)宋代石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)拱(gong)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)之一(yi),與廬山觀音橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)堪稱“姐(jie)妹橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)”。現(xian)橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)碑上(shang)的橋(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)(qiao)名,是南宋文天祥任贛(gan)州知府時, 曾游(you)覽閣(ge)皂(zao)山手書的拓刻(ke)原跡。
歷史狀態
鳴水(shui)亭在(zai)清(qing)(qing)初(chu)焚毀, 1934年(nian)(nian)閤(he)皂山(shan)住持(chi)歐陽明(ming)性(xing)重建一亭,1958年(nian)(nian)因修公(gong)路(lu)(lu)上山(shan)拆除(chu)。清(qing)(qing)江(jiang)縣人(ren)民(min)政(zheng)府(fu)于1979年(nian)(nian)冬(dong)季至翌年(nian)(nian)春季對鳴水(shui)橋(qiao)按原貌進行整修,并采(cai)取(qu)了遷公(gong)路(lu)(lu)保護(hu)(hu)古橋(qiao)的措施(shi)。1957年(nian)(nian)7月1日,江(jiang)西省(sheng)人(ren)民(min)政(zheng)府(fu)公(gong)布(bu)“鳴水(shui)橋(qiao)和(he)一天(tian)門”為(wei)第(di)一批省(sheng)級文(wen)物保護(hu)(hu)單(dan)位,2006年(nian)(nian)國(guo)務院公(gong)布(bu)為(wei)第(di)六(liu)批全國(guo)重點文(wen)物保護(hu)(hu)單(dan)位。