Tamate-bridge, Suspension bridge in Fujiidera and Kashiwara, Japan.
The Tamate Bridge is a 151 m long, 3.2 m wide suspension bridge over the Ishikawa River, linking Fujiidera and Kashiwara. Its five spans measure 18.1, 38.1, 37.9, 38.5 and 18.9 m. The main towers and abutments are reinforced concrete with decorative brickwork, and the deck is a steel truss stiffened with asphalt paving.
The bridge was built in 1928 by the Osaka Railway Company to provide access to Tamate-yama Amusement Park. The park later closed, but the bridge itself has endured and retains its original construction.
The bridge's name comes from Tamate village on the Kashiwara bank, the side it linked to the Tamate-yama amusement park. Since the park closed in 1998, the crossing has served commuters and students from the Tamate-yama west district walking to Kintetsu Dōmyōji Station.
The bridge is accessed on foot from Dōmyōji Station, which is a short walk away and served by the Kintetsu Line. It mainly functions as a pedestrian crossing between the two communities.
In 2001 the Tamate Bridge became the first suspension bridge in Japan to be registered as a national Tangible Cultural Property. Its five spans measure 18.1, 38.1, 37.9, 38.5 and 18.9 metres, and the deck is an iron truss stiffened girder paved with asphalt.
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