Shin Juso Ohashi Bridge, Steel bridge between Kita-ku and Yodogawa-ku districts, Japan
Shin Juso Ohashi Bridge is a flat road bridge over the Yodo River linking Nakatsu in Kita-ku with Shinkitano in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka. It is 792.80 m long and 18.20 m wide, with a three-span continuous steel deck girder on two main girders and T-shaped reinforced concrete piers on caisson foundations. It carries National Route 176 as a one-way, four-lane northbound crossing.
The bridge opened in 1966 as a key infrastructure project for northern Osaka. This crossing significantly improved transportation connections between the districts at a time of rapid urban growth.
The name Shin Juso Ohashi distinguishes it from the older Juso Ohashi about 280 metres upstream, which was the main route between Nakatsu and Juso before this bridge opened. The crossing carries National Route 176, known here as the Juso Bypass.
The bridge is easy to access and clearly marked as part of Route 176, making it simple to find and cross. During peak hours traffic can be heavy, so plan accordingly if you need to cross on foot.
It was the first bridge in Japan built with a full-fledged two-main-girder structure, a steel deck plate girder with three continuous spans. The deck carries four lanes of northbound one-way traffic on National Route 176, and the bridge sits 6.7 km from the mouth of the Yodo River.
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