Sanjō Ōhashi Bridge

Sanjō Ōhashi Bridge (三条大橋) is in Kyoto. The bridge connects two sides of the Kamo River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The bridge is part of Sanjō-dōri (三条大通り Third Avenue).

Sanjō Ōhashi. Woodblock print by Hiroshige, c. 1830s

History

In the Edo period, the Sanjō Ōhashi Bridge Bridge was the end of Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.[1]

The current concrete bridge is made of concrete. It was built in 1950.

References
Sanjō Ōhashi Bridge, 2003
  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tōkaidō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 973.

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