Koshiji Bridge

The Koshiji Bridge (越路橋, Koshiji-bashi) carries Japanese Kashiwazaki Takahama Horinouchi Line Road No. 23 in Niigata Prefecture. The bridge replaced others on this site. Possibly the most notable was a bridge originally constructed by Andrew Handyside & Co of Derby. This bridge had been designed as a bridge for the Japanese National Railway in 1896 named Shinanogawa Bridge (信濃川橋梁) and saw good service until 1952.[1] In 1959 it was remodeled to be the Koshiji Bridge as a road bridge.[1] This was eventually made redundant when a bypass was constructed in 1998 and in 2002 the old Handyside bridge was shortened and moved to a park to preserve it.[2]

Koshiji Bridge
the old bridge (partly preserved)
Coordinates 37°23′36″N 138°48′43″E
CarriesKashiwazaki Takahama Horinouchi Road No. 23
CrossesShinano River
Other name(s)Koshuji Bashi Bridge
Heritage statusprevious bridge preserved
Characteristics
Longest span596m
History
Opened1998
Statistics
Daily trafficroad
Tollyes

History

The current bridge was constructed in 1998 and is 596m in length.

The former Koshiji Bridge of Nagaoka City, Niigata Preferature in Japan. The bridge was manufactured by cast iron engineers Andrew Handyside & Co. of Derby as the Japanese National Railway's Shinanogawa Bridge on their Shin-etsu Line. It was remodeled in 1959 and was used as a road bridge (Koshiji-Bashi Bridge). In 1998, it closed and in 2002 it was shortened from eight to three panels and preserved in the Koshiji-bashi park.

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References
  1. "歴史的鋼橋: T3-014 越路橋" (in Japanese). Japan Society of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 2011-07-07. External link in |publisher= (help) - Detail of the original bridge. Photos:
  2. "思い出の越路橋移設竣工式開催" (PDF). 広報こしじ (in Japanese). Nagaoka-shi: 9. September 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-07-07. - Ceremony of preservation in 2002.


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