Kitanaka Bridge, Girder bridge in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Kitanaka Bridge spans the mouth of the Ooka River in Naka-ku, Yokohama, as part of the Sakaemotocho line (Minato Mirai Odori). It links the Minato Mirai redevelopment area with the Nakanaka-dori district. Its southern half opened in July 1997, and the full six-lane crossing opened in April 2002. Wide sidewalks and a bicycle lane run alongside the roadway.
Construction of Kitanaka Bridge began in 1997 and was completed in two phases, finishing in 2002. The project was part of urban development in Naka-ku during that period.
The bridge's name comes from the Kitanakadori district it links to Minato Mirai. Beside its northeast end survives the old lighthouse quarters embankment, Yokohama's oldest river embankment and a city-designated historic building. Near it remain the stone piers of the former Ooka Bridge, and a boardwalk runs along the Ooka River between this bridge and Benten Bridge.
The bridge is accessible to vehicles and pedestrians and plays an important role connecting neighborhoods in Naka-ku. It is best to cross during normal hours to avoid heavy commute times.
The bridge stands where the Ōoka Kyōryō once carried a rail spur to the Yokohama Silk Inspection House; that 1928 truss, moved from Hokkaido's Yūbari River and the old Sōbu Railway's Edogawa, was removed in 1994. Its Yūbari section became the Kō San-gō bridge on the Kishamichi promenade, and the Edogawa spans were rebuilt as a footbridge over the Edogawa.
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