Tokyo, Japan's Bridges: Kamiya Bridge across the Sumida River

March 2012 (35.771 Degrees, 139.736 Degrees) Kamiya Bridge

The first bridge across the Sumida River (from its source) is the Kamiya Bridge. It is a tall, three span steel structure that carries Route 318 over the Sumida. Unlike many of the Sumida River Crossings, this bridge has a more utilitarian appearance, without the fancy rails and light posts. It has a drop-in center span and it's supported by pairs of pier walls that look like they may have been retrofitted with concrete jackets.

Tokyo, Japan's Bridges: Kamiya Bridge across the Sumida River by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

Tokyo, Japan's Bridges: Senju Bridges over the Sumida River (1)

March 2012 (35.740 Degrees, 139.797 Degrees) Senju Bridges

There are two clusters of bridges crossing this part of the Sumida River. We just passed the three JR Joban Bridges and now we are at the Senju Bridges, which includes a newer steel plate girder bridge, an older steel truss arch, and a utility bridge. The New Senju Bridge is 1650 ft long and built in 1972. The Old (steel arch) Senju Bridge is 300 ft long and built in 1927.

Tokyo, Japan's Bridges: Senju Bridges over the Sumida River (1) by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.