Friday, September 28, 2012

Niigata Japan's Bridges: Osu Bridge across the U River (2)

August 2007 (37.3635 Degrees, 138.5478 Degrees) Osu Bashi
The south end of the bridge (with the tall abutment) had a lot more damage than the north end during the 2007 earthquake due to the embankment settling almost two meters and breaking a water line.
Like the other bridges across the U River, the Osu Bridge has pedestals with name plaques that also serve to support the barrier rail. I wonder why they have a fence on the west side of the bridge but not the east side?

Tomorrow we'll take a look under the bridge.
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1 comment:

Bill.S said...

Could it be a night-time anti-dazzle fence; houses to left, commercial sites to right?