HOKKAIDO, Nov 04 (News On Japan) –
Local authorities in Shari, a city in Hokkaido, are looking for donations to protect and promote an outdated Japan National Railways bridge that has been registered as a nationwide tangible cultural property.
The putting construction as soon as consisted of ten arches. The Koshikawa Bridge over the Ikushina River was a part of the previous JNR Nehoku Line and stays the biggest concrete railway bridge in Hokkaido.
Completed in 1940 as a part of a army railway mission, the bridge was by no means utilized by trains earlier than the top of the conflict. Two of its piers had been later dismantled when a nationwide freeway opened.
The bridge’s design is notable for utilizing no reinforcing metal, a rarity amongst concrete constructions. However, bushes have taken root alongside the highest, elevating the chance of collapse. Ahead of the winter snowfall, staff just lately carried out removing of the overgrown vegetation.
The Shiretoko Museum is now calling for donations to cowl the price of tree removing and preservation efforts, in addition to to fund initiatives to advertise the historic worth of the bridge for future generations.
Source: 北海道ニュースUHB