Wada Swing Bridge, Railway bridge in Hyogo, Japan
The Wada Swing Bridge spans the Hyogo Canal with a steel plate girder structure measuring 15.5 meters in length and featuring two spans of 7.7 meters each.
Built in 1899, this bridge stands as Japan's first and oldest movable railway bridge, originally constructed by the Sanyo Railway Company for transporting construction materials.
The bridge received recognition as a Selected Civil Engineering Heritage Site by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers in September 2021 for its technological significance.
The single-track railway bridge connects to the Wadamisaki Line of JR West, providing essential transportation links in the Hyogo district of Kobe city.
Although its rotating mechanism has been removed, the bridge retains its distinctive British-style plate girder design with curved stiffener ends.
GPS coordinates: 34.66025,135.16711
Latest update: March 5, 2025 20:58
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