Chikugo River Lift Bridge
Chikugo River Lift Bridge 筑後川昇開橋 | |
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Coordinates | 33°12′54″N 130°21′43″E / 33.21500°N 130.36194°E |
Carries | Rail traffic |
Crosses | Chikugo River |
Locale | Kyūshū, Japan |
Official name | Chikugo-gawa shōkaikyō |
Heritage status | Important Cultural Property |
Characteristics | |
Design | vertical-lift bridge |
Total length | 507.2 metres (1,664 ft) |
Height | 23 metres (75 ft) |
Longest span | 24.2 metres (79 ft) |
History | |
Construction end | 1935 |
Closed | 1987, pedestrian traffic from 1996 |
Location | |
The Chikugo River Lift Bridge (筑後川昇開橋, Chikugo-gawa shōkaikyō) is a vertical lift railway bridge across the Chikugo River in Kyūshū, Japan. It was completed in 1935. The bridge has a total length of 507.2 metres (1,664 ft), with a moveable span of 24.2 metres (79 ft) long and a vertical rise of 23 metres (75 ft).[1] It links Ōkawa, Fukuoka with Morodomi, Saga, and used to be part of the Saga Railway Line. When that line ceased operation in 1987 the bridge was closed to traffic. In 1996 it was reopened for pedestrians in response to requests from the public.
A precision miniature model of the bridge, which describes its structure, was exhibited at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937). Today this model is on display at the Railway Museum (Saitama).
The bridge was designated an Important Cultural Property in 2003, and in 2007 it was included in the Mechanical Engineering Heritage as item No. 23.
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Aerial view of the bridge
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The bridge viewed from the Morodomi side
References
[edit]- ^ Agency for Cultural Affairs[permanent dead link] (in Japanese)
External links
[edit]Media related to Chikugo River Lift Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Railway bridges in Japan
- Vertical lift bridges
- Tourist attractions in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Tourist attractions in Saga Prefecture
- Important Cultural Properties of Japan
- Bridges completed in 1935
- Buildings and structures in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Transport in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Buildings and structures in Saga Prefecture
- Transport in Saga Prefecture
- Japan bridge (structure) stubs