明石大橋, Road bridge over the Akashi River in Akashi, Japan
The Akashi Ohashi is a road bridge carrying National Route 2 over the Akashi River in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, close to the river mouth. It is 75 metres long and 27 metres wide, and was widened to four lanes in March 2005. Near Akashi Municipal Kinugawa Junior High School stand the old bridge posts used from 1931 to 1985.
The current bridge was completed in March 1931 on National Route 2, near the mouth of the Akashi River. In March 2005 it was widened to four lanes. The original pillars from the 1931 structure, in use until 1985, now stand near Akashi Municipal Kinugawa Junior High School.
The bridge carries National Route 2 over the Akashi River near its mouth. Near Akashi Municipal Kinugawa Junior High School stands a pair of old bridge posts, used from 1931 until 1985, kept as a reminder of the earlier structure. The present bridge was widened to four lanes on 10 March 2005.
The bridge carries National Route 2 over the Akashi River near its mouth, close to the Akashi Post Office and Nishishinmachi Station on the Sanyo Electric Railway. It is 75 metres long and 27 metres wide, with four lanes since the 2005 widening. Near Akashi Municipal Kinugawa Junior High School stands a pair of old main pillars used from 1931 to 1985.
The original bridge, completed in March 1931, was replaced when the crossing was widened to four lanes on 10 March 2005. A pair of its old main pillars (oyabashira) now stands near Akashi Municipal Kinugawa Junior High School, a detail most drivers crossing the river never notice.
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