神明小網橋, Girder bridge over the Kiso River between Kakamigahara and Konan, Japan
Shinmei Koami Bridge is a girder bridge on the Kiso River's South Branch, linking Kawashima Koami-cho in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, with Miyata Shinmei-cho in Konan, Aichi Prefecture. Opened on 5 November 2006, it is 323 m long and 11.5 m wide, carrying a city road (Kakamigahara city road Kawa 2). It stands just downstream of the older Koami Bridge.
The first Koami Bridge opened in May 1963 but was only 3 m wide and deteriorating. Construction of a replacement began in 2003 just downstream of the old span, and the Shimmei Koami Bridge opened with a ceremony on 5 November 2006. Its nickname, Omoiyari Bridge, comes from a primary school pupil's entry in a public naming contest, recalling the consideration associated with the old crossing.
The nickname Omoiyari-bashi, meaning "bridge of consideration", comes from the old Koami Bridge and was chosen from a proposal by a primary school pupil in Kawashima-Koami, Kakamigahara. Monuments at the parks on both ends explain the name, and the old bridge's main pillars are kept there.
The bridge carries Kakamigahara city road 2 across the Kiso River's south branch, linking Kawashima-Koami in Kakamigahara, Gifu, with Miyata-Shinmei in Konan, Aichi. It is used together with Kakamigahara Ohashi to the north, forming a route between the Kakamigahara city hall and Gifu Air Base area and Konan Station on the Meitetsu Inuyama Line. Parks stand at both ends, where monuments explain the nickname and an old pillar of the former Koami Bridge is kept.
The nickname "Omoiyari Bridge" (Compassion Bridge) was chosen from a public contest; the winning idea came from a primary school pupil in Kawashima-Koami, Kakamigahara, to keep alive the spirit of consideration associated with the old Koami Bridge. Monuments at the parks on both banks explain the name, and the old bridge's main pillars are preserved.
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