Gyōtoku Bridge, Transportation bridge in Ichikawa, Japan

The Gyōtoku Bridge is a road bridge in Ichikawa that spans across a river section to connect two parts of the city. The structure is made of steel and concrete, carrying cars and buses throughout the day across its long deck.

The Edo River floodway was cut in 1919, splitting the Gyōtoku district in two, and a wooden bridge was built across it the following year. The 1956 bridge, about 422 m long and 7 m wide, sat on the Gyōtoku movable weir and also served as its management bridge. A replacement opened on 10 March 2020, with the walkway widened from 1.5 m to 4 m; the old span was then removed.

The bridge carries the Chiba Prefectural Route 6 Ichikawa-Urayasu line, and every bus linking the Urayasu area with the Yahata side crosses it. The name Gyōtoku comes from the Gyōtoku district on the west bank, which was cut in two when the Edogawa floodway was excavated in 1919.

The bridge is easily accessible by bus, with multiple stops connecting to major train stations across the city. Pedestrians and cyclists can use the bridge, though space for foot traffic is limited on certain sections.

The 1956 bridge doubled as the management walkway of the Gyōtoku movable weir, so road deck and weir formed one structure; the current span opened on 10 March 2020, widened from 7.45 m to 12.5 m, and the old bridge was removed.