Chikugo River Lift Bridge

Chikugo River Lift Bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The is a vertical lift railway bridge across the Chikugo River in Kyūshū, Japan. It was completed in 1935. The bridge has a total length of , with a moveable span of long and a vertical rise of .Agency for Cultural Affairs (in Japanese) It links Ōkawa, Fukuoka with Morodomi, Saga, and used to be part of the Saga Railway Line. When that line ceased operation in 1987 the bridge was closed to traffic. In 1996 it was reopened for pedestrians in response to requests from the public. Read more on Wikipedia

type: bridge
date from: 1935

Source: en.wikipedia.org