Izumi Bridge, Truss bridge in Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Izumi Bridge is a 383.6-metre cantilever (Gerber) truss bridge over the Kizu River in Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, carrying National Routes 24 and 163. It was completed in 1951. A separate pedestrian and bicycle bridge stands alongside it on the west, and the JR Nara Line railway bridge can be seen to the east.
Izumi Bridge traces its origin to a bridge built by the monk Gyōki in 740 or 741. Bridges at the site were repeatedly swept away by floods, including in 876, and for centuries crossing was done by boat until Kyoto Prefecture funded a bridge linking both banks in 1893. A 594-metre bridge of 1901 was lost in 1917, and the current 383.6-metre cantilever truss bridge was completed in March 1951 as a National Route 24 and 163 crossing.
The name Izumi comes from the old name of the Kizu River, Izumi River. The bridge is on the list of Japan's 100 Notable Bridges. At its southern end begins the Kyoto Yawata Kizu cycling route, and from the east side the JR Nara Line railway bridge can be seen.
The bridge carries National Routes 24 and 163 over the Kizu River in Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture. A separate walkway and bicycle bridge stands alongside its west side, and the southern end marks the terminus of the Kyoto Hachiman-Kizu cycling route. The JR Nara Line railway bridge is visible to the east.
The bridge carries National Routes 24 and 163 over the Kizu River and was chosen as one of Japan's Hundred Bridges. Beside its west side runs a separate walkway and bicycle bridge, and from the east side the JR Nara Line railway bridge can be seen. At the south end of the bridge is the terminus of Kyoto Prefectural Route 801, the Kyoto Yawata Kizu cycling road.
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