Eitai Bridge, Steel arch bridge in Koto, Japan
Description
Ei tai Bri dge is a st eel arc h bri dge ac ross the Su mida Ri ver in Kot o and Ch ūō wa rds, To kyo, sp ann ing 185 met ers (607 feet) with thr ee se ctions. The ce ntr al ar ch ri ses ab ove the wa ter while si de gi rder sp ans su ppor t si x la nes of tr aff ic an d wa lkways on bo th ed ges.
History
The ori ginal wo oden st ructure dat es to 1698 and col laps ed dur ing a fes tival in 1807, kil ling 1,400 peo ple. The cur rent st eel ver sion was com plet ed in 1926 fol low ing the Gre at Kan to Ear thqua ke.
Culture
The bridge appears in numerous traditional Japanese woodblock prints from the Edo period, depicting the connection between the old districts of central Tokyo.
Practical
The bri dge lin ks Kay abac hō sta tion on the wes tern si de to Mon zen-nak achō sta tion to the ea st. Wal kers fin d wi de pav ements on bo th si des tha t all ow unc lutter ed vi ews ov er the wa ter.
Did you know?
Ev ery eve ning un til 9 PM, blue and whi te lig hts ill umin ate the st eel arc h and cas t shi mmer ing ref lect ions ac ross the riv er. Tok yo Sky tree ris es in the dis tance, add ing dep th to the nig httime vi ew.
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