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The Xiluo Bridge, spanning Zhuoshui River, the total length is 1939.03 meters, width of 7.32 meters, and a height of 4.6 meters. There are 32 piers and 31 Warren-style steel arch beams. It was a major traffic artery in western Taiwan.    In 1912, the Japanese implemented a water conservancy and flood control plan to gather water from Beidou Creek and Huwei Creek into Xiluo Creek, and Xiluo Creek became the mainstream of Zhuoshui river.   In the 7th year of the Taisho era (1918), due to the outbreak of mountain floods, the Zhuoshui river was alluvial into its current shape. The width of the two banks is about 1, 9 kilometers.  The river is full of gravels.  In winter, the river is exhausted and the stream is passable.  In summer, the water level is raised, bamboo rafts must be used as a tool to cross the river from north to south.  However, when the heavy rain and the river surged, the bamboo rafts could not carry passengers, which often caused the north-south traffic barriers and safety concerns.   Therefore, Liao Chongguang established the "Chuoshuixi Human Bridge Erection Completion Association" in Showa 11 (1936).  The construction of the bridge started in October 1937, and 32 bridge piers were completed until Showa 15 (1940).  However, at this time the World War II broke out and the Battle of Pearl Harbor took place.  The Japanese government moved the bridge materials to Hainan Island to build a wharf and this project was stopped. 

橫跨濁水溪的西螺大橋，全長1939.03公尺，寬7.32公尺，橋樑高4.6公尺，共32橋墩，31座華倫式鋼骨拱樑，是台灣西部縱貫公路的交通要道。西元1912年，日本人施行水利防洪計劃，將北斗溪與虎尾溪的溪水匯集到西螺溪，西螺溪才成為濁水溪的主流。大正7年〈1918〉，由於山洪暴發，將濁水溪沖積成現在的形狀，兩岸寬度約1、9公里左右，溪中礫石遍佈，冬季時河水枯竭，溪面可通行；到了夏季時，水位大漲，需以竹筏為南北渡溪工具。但是大雨河水暴漲時，竹筏無法載客，常造成南北交通阻隔與安全顧慮，因此廖重光於昭和11年(1936)成立「濁水溪人道橋架設完成同盟會」，向日本總督府陳情建造大橋，故大橋工程在1937年10月動工，直到昭和15年(1940)時，完成32座橋墩；不過此時二戰爆發，珍珠港戰事發生，日人遂將橋樑材料移至海南島建立碼頭，工程因此停頓。

After World War II, Li Yingkong, the mayor of Xiluo at the time, and the local gentry established the "Xiluo Bridge Re-build Committee" to continue their petitions to various units, and finally received US$1.13 million financial aid from the United States and NT $6 million from ROC government in the 40th year of the Republic of China (1951).  The bridge re-built project was finally started again on May 28 of the 41th year of Republic of China (1952).   It was designed by the engineer of the American Wright Corporation.   The main construction was based on " H-shaped wall-through steel structure design ", and also combined with the British "Warren's through truss beam" patented construction method, and it was completed on December 25 of the same year.  On January 28 of the 42th year of the ROC(1953), the opening ceremony of the Xiluo Bridge was held.   At that time, it was the second longest bridge that was next to the Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco and the longest motorway bridge in the Far East.  Because of the need for national defense, the bridge was originally laid with small train tracks.  After the highway was opened, it was demolished in 1979. Luoyang Culture and Education Foundation established the "Xiluo Bridge Sightseeing and Cultural Festival" in 2000 that makes Xiluo Bridge to combine a sightseeing, leisure, and culture together and make it as a landmark of Yunlin County.

戰後，時任西螺鎮長的李應鏜與地方仕紳，再成立「西螺大橋續建委員會」續向各單位陳情，終於在民國40年(1951)獲美國金援113萬美元，並配合台灣省政府配合款600萬元新台幣，大橋工程終於在民國41年(1952)5月28日再度動工，由美國懷特公司的工程師浦克難負責設計，大橋主體是以「H型穿牆式鋼筋結構設計」，搭配英國的「華倫氏穿式桁樑」專利工法施作，同年12月25日完工。民國42年(1953)1月28日，舉辦西螺大橋通車典禮，當時是僅次於舊金山的金門大橋，全世界第二，遠東第一長公路大橋。橋上因為國防需要，原鋪設小火車鐵軌，高速公路通車後，在民國68年拆除。螺陽文教基金會在民國89年創辦「西螺大橋觀光文化節」，營造出觀光、休閒、文化相互結合的橋樑風貌，使它成為雲林縣的地標。

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