By the 1860s, the bridge was in a state of disrepair that a ferry was in operation slightly upstream offering safer passage.
By 1904, the river had overflown the north bank leaving the northern bridgehead on an island, thus rendering the bridge functionally ineffective.
The ferryman mostly came from a nearby village of Chun or Junba, which is the only fishing village in Tibet.
The ferry service continued as late as 1959.

During the Qing expedition to Tibet of 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama decided to seek refuge in India.
His general Tsarong fought a skirmish against the Chinese here, holding their advances allowing the Dalai Lama to safely arrive in India.

The bridge was torn down by the Chinese government in the 1950s when they were building the concrete bridge in its place.
The new concrete bridge Qushui Yaluzangbujiang Bridge opened on August 1, 1966.
By the 1860s, the bridge was in a state of disrepair that a ferry was in operation slightly upstream offering safer passage. By 1904, the river had overflown the north bank leaving the northern bridgehead on an island, thus rendering the bridge functionally ineffective. The ferryman mostly came from a nearby village of Chun or Junba, which is the only fishing village in Tibet. The ferry service continued as late as 1959.
During the Qing expedition to Tibet of 1910, the 13th Dalai Lama decided to seek refuge in India. His general Tsarong fought a skirmish against the Chinese here, holding their advances allowing the Dalai Lama to safely arrive in India.
The bridge was torn down by the Chinese government in the 1950s when they were building the concrete bridge in its place. The new concrete bridge Qushui Yaluzangbujiang Bridge opened on August 1, 1966.
Chushul Chakzam