Shin-Shigino Bridge, bridge in Japan

The Shin-Shigino Bridge is a concrete and steel structure measuring 61 meters long and 8 meters wide that crosses the Daini Neya River in Osaka. It features simple railings on both sides and connects two sections of the Chūō-ku ward, serving both pedestrians and vehicles with a straightforward girder bridge design.

The first bridge here was likely built after 1620, during Tokugawa shogunate repairs to Osaka Castle, since it appears in neither Toyotomi-era castle maps nor siege paintings. It linked Benten Island, site of the Kyōbashi-guchi guardhouse from 1666, to the castle's outer compound. As a shogunate bridge inside castle grounds and later under army control, it stayed closed to the public for a long time. It was rebuilt in steel under the Ministry of the Army, reportedly in March 1935 at about 55 m long and 8 m wide, and replaced by the current 61 m, 8 m bridge in 1988.

The name Shin-Shigino means New Shigino Bridge, even though the crossing has existed for hundreds of years in this location. The bridge serves as a quiet connector in daily life, helping residents move between different neighborhoods without drawing attention to itself.

The bridge accommodates vehicles with a speed limit of about 40 kilometers per hour (25 miles per hour) and is actively used by pedestrians and cyclists. A small stone marker nearby explains the bridge's history, and access is available at any time of day.

The name Shin-Shigino exists only because a different 1931 bridge on the Neya River had already taken the name Shigino Bridge; when the city took over this older crossing after the war, it was renamed to avoid the duplicate. Excavations inside Osaka Castle have since confirmed that the Edo-period Shigino Bridge stood in almost the same spot as today's bridge.