立日橋, Combined road and monorail bridge in Tachikawa, Japan
Tappibashi (立日橋) is a bridge over the Tama River on Tokyo Route 149, the Tachikawa–Hino Line. Its road deck and the Tama Monorail track share one structure, with the monorail running above the roadway. The left bank is Shibasaki-cho 6-chome in Tachikawa and the right bank is Hinohonmachi 6-chome in Hino.
The road bridge opened in March 1989, built ahead of the Tama Monorail, whose tracks above it began service in January 2000 between Tachikawa-Kita and Tama Center. The ferry crossing Hino-no-Watashi, once slightly downstream, closed in August 1926 when Hino Bridge opened.
The bridge carries both a road and the Tama Monorail line on the same structure, so you can watch trains pass overhead while cars move below. This kind of shared crossing is rarely seen in the wider region.
The bridge is within walking distance of Shibasaki Sports Center Station and Koshu Street Station on the Tama Monorail. Pedestrians can cross, but it is worth checking the marked pathways on site before setting off.
The bridge stands where the Hino-no-Watashi ferry once crossed the Tama River, a little downstream of the present site; the ferry was abolished in August 1926 when Hino Bridge opened. The road deck came first, in March 1989, and the monorail span above it followed in January 2000.
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