Chikugo River Lift Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Vertical lift bridge
Subdivided Warren truss bridge Girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
original use: Railroad (railway) bridge current use: Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
| Completed in: | 1935 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Okawa, Fukuoka, Japan, Asia Saga, Saga, Japan, Asia |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 506.4 m | |
| length of movable section | 24.2 m | |
| tower | height | 30 m |
| truss | main span | 46.8 m |
Materials
| tower |
steel
|
|---|---|
| girder |
steel
|
| truss |
steel
|
Chronology
| 25 May 1935 | Completion. |
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| 27 March 1987 | Rail traffic is discontinued. |
| 29 April 1996 | Opened as pedestrian bridge. |
Notes
The movable section weighs 48 tons and lifts up by 23 meters.
Participants
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Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0030334 |
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| Created: | 19/08/2007 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |