猪飼野新橋, Girder bridge in Ikuno-ku, Japan
Ikaino New Bridge is a girder structure spanning the Hirano River with a concrete deck measuring 12 meters across. The 18.5-meter-long crossing serves both vehicle traffic and foot traffic across the waterway.
The first bridge at this site was built in 1948 and widened in 1967. The present steel girder bridge, 18.5 m long and 12.0 m wide, was completed in 1987. Its name distinguishes it from the older Ikaino Bridge on the former Nishino River, which stood to the northeast until it was buried and removed in the Showa 40s.
The bridge's name distinguishes it from the older Ikaino Bridge that once crossed the Nishino River on the Imazato road; that bridge was buried and removed in the 1960s, and its site is now the Ikaino Bridge intersection. The Osaka City Bus stop nearby has kept the name "Ikainobashi" since the city trolleybus era.
The nearest bus stop is Nakagawa-Nishi Kōen-mae on Osaka City Bus routes; the bridge lies just beyond it. The surrounding streets are narrow and residential, so allow time to find your way on foot. The bridge is a short walk from the Korea Town district, whose eastern edge is at the next bridge upstream, Miyuki Bridge.
The railings bear a 14-character inscription that references the Ikaino area's mention in the Nihon Shoki, Japan's oldest historical record. This ancient text connects the modern structure to a distant past.
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