Nagoya Port Drawbridge

The Nagoya Port Drawbridge (名古屋港跳上橋, nagoyakō haneagebashi) is a drawbridge in Nagoya Port in Nagoya, Japan.

Nagoya Port Drawbridge

名古屋港跳上橋
Nagoya Port Drawbridge
Nagoya Port Drawbridge
Coordinates35°05′36.92″N 136°53′15.62″E / 35.0935889°N 136.8876722°E / 35.0935889; 136.8876722
CarriesRail
CrossesNagoya Port
LocaleNagoya
OwnerNagoya Port Authority
Heritage statusTangible Cultural Properties of Japan
Heritage of Modern Industrialization
Characteristics
Total length63.4 metres (208 ft)
Width4.7 metres (15 ft)
Longest span23.8 metres (78 ft)
Load limit40 tonnes (44 short tons)
History
DesignerUtarō Yamamoto
OpenedJune 20, 1927 (1927-06-20)
ClosedMarch 1986 (1986-03)
Location
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References
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History

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It was used on a rail line bound for Nagoya but has not been used since the rail line it belonged to was retired in March 1986, and now it remains up at all times. Completed in 1926; 98 years ago (1926), it is the oldest drawbridge in Japan still in existence.

Heritage Status

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Since 1999, it has been a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan of Japan, and it is also registered in Japan as an artifact of the Heritage of Modern Industrialization.

References

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  1. ^ "1", 広報なごや (in Japanese) (757), 名古屋市市長室広報課: 1, January 2011
  2. ^ "ガーデンふ頭に荷役の歴史 -跳上橋-". Nagoya Port Authority. March 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2010.