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Re: Image comments for The Bandai bridge (Bandaibashi), Symbol of Niigata city
Posted by: TommyT
Date: 09/02/2006 01:18PM
About the =BANDAI BASHI= . ( BANDAI BRIDGE )
Nationally Important Cultural Property
Built on the Main road through the Centre of Niigata City, this large ferro-concrete
road bridge spanning the Shinano River has been designated a nationally important
cultural property.
Bandai Bridge is highly significant, not only because of the High level of technical
proficiency that was brought to bear in its construction, but also because it is a
piece of civil engineering that skillfully embodies the Beauty of modern bridges,
based on the Principle of mechanical rationality.
Length : 306.9
Width : 22.0m
Structure : Ferro-concrete bridge
with a sequence of six arches
Construction completed : August 1929
( From Information boad in English )
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