Nuomi Bridge (Chinese: 糯米橋; pinyin: Nuòmǐqiáo; lit.
The bridge is known for its use of sticky rice mortar and is a protected monument in Nantou County.
During Japan's rule over Taiwan, the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service wished to shorten the transportation time between its two airfields in Tōsei (now Dongshi) and Hori (now Puli), so a road was built transversing through the mountainous terrain.
Since the bridge was located in an isolated area, local laborers and materials were used: the stone was taken from the nearby hills southwest of Beigang Village, while the mortar was created using a traditional method by combining lime, glutinous rice, and brown sugar (known as sticky rice mortar).
[1] However, the new bridge restricted the river's streamflow, which resulted in a flood during Typhoon Mindulle in 2004 destroying the bridge's deck (though the spans remained intact).