OSAKA, Jun 19 (News On Japan) –
An iron bridge in Kumatori, Osaka Prefecture, has been recognized as Japan’s oldest current iron bridge, having been repurposed from a railway bridge constructed 150 years in the past. The Omiyabashi bridge, which spans a river in Kumatori, was accomplished in 1931, measuring roughly 21 meters lengthy and 6 meters vast.
At the time of its completion, a “first crossing” ceremony drew a big crowd, as seen in pictures from the occasion. It had lengthy been speculated that the bridge might need integrated components from a railway bridge initially constructed for the Osaka-Kobe line, which opened in 1874, however particulars had remained unclear. Until not too long ago, the Hamakanatsu Bridge in Osaka’s Kita Ward, which was dismantled three years in the past throughout development work on the Hanshin Expressway Yodogawa Left Bank Line, had been thought-about the oldest current iron bridge in Japan. However, a latest investigation by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers and associated specialists confirmed that the identical authentic railway bridge was the supply for each constructions, resulting in the designation of Omiyabashi because the oldest. Yasuyuki Sakashita, who led the research, mentioned he hopes efforts might be made to protect the bridge as an vital civil engineering heritage website.
Source: YOMIURI