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Kintaikyo Bridge is one of the most famous historical arche bridges even thought it is made from wood. It is located in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Pref, Japn. Kintaikyo Bridge aspires to become a World Heritage Site.
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A national site of scenic beauty, the Kintaikyo Bridge is one of the most famous wooden bridges in Japan. In 1673, the lord of the Iwakuni Domain, Hiroyoshi Kikkawa built a wooden bridge, which was to serve as the prototype for the bridge that exists today.
[Kintaikyo Bridge] Iwakuni city Homepage > History
Since the Kintaikyo Bridge is an essential tourist resource for Iwakuni, the long duration of the project period had serious negative impact on the tourist industry. To mitigate the anticipated loss, it was decided that an alternative bridge would be built, from which tourists and local people would be able to view the rebuilding process (Photo ...
[Kintaikyo Bridge] Iwakuni city Homepage > System
In this environment, rebuilding the Kintaikyo Bridge, which employs authentic timbers, is a golden opportunity for carpenters to acquire the skill of learning from wood the nature inherent in each type of wood.
[Kintaikyo Bridge] Iwakuni city Homepage > background
Today, the bridge having been designated a national cultural property, the City of Iwakuni, home of the Kintaikyo Bridge, bears the responsibility of preserving the Bridge for present and future generations.
Kintaikyo Bridge was used only by successive feudal lords of the Domain and their vassals. Since 1868, however, local residents have been using the Kintaikyo Bridge as an essential means of crossing the River.
[Kintaikyo Bridge] Iwakuni city Homepage > Dimensions
The structure of the Kintaikyo Bridge consists of five timberwork spans. The three central spans were built using an arch construction technique called “seri-mochi-shiki” in Japanese. The two end spans used an arched girder construction.
[Kintaikyo Bridge] Iwakuni city Homepage > Bridge Data
The Kintaikyo Bridge is 193.3 m long and 5 m wide. The five sequential wooden arch bridges of the Kintaikyo Bridge are comprised of three central arch spans (called "soribashi" in Japanese) and two end spans ("hashirabashi"), which have arches of a girder bridge structure.
[Kintaikyo Bridge] Iwakuni city Homepage > Value
The Kintaikyo Bridge, a five-span wooden bridge, is 193.3 m long and 5 m wide (4.3 m effective width of road). The three central spans are arch bridges, and the two end spans are warped girder bridges.
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