Chikugo River Lift Bridge

The Chikugo River Lift Bridge is a vertical lift railway bridge across the Chikugo River in Kyushu, Japan.

Chikugo River Lift Bridge

Carries                                                Rail traffictrian

Crosses                                               Chikugo River

Locale                                                 Kyushu, Japan

Design                                                 Vertical lift bridge

Total length                                         506.4 metres

Length of movable section                    24.2 metres

Height (tower)                                      30 metres

Main span (truss)                                 48.6 metres

Completion date                                  1935

Destruction date                                  1987, pedestrian traffic from 1996

It was completed in 1935. It links Okawa, Fukuoka with Morodomi, Saga, and previously was part of the Saga Railway Line. When that line ceased operation in 1987 the bridge was closed to traffic. But in 1996 it was reopened for pedestrians in response to requests from the public.