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I was watching it open. 70 degrees.
"I've seen it. The bridge is open."
"Oh, are you sure?"
"I lived near here,"
"The last bridge opened and closed on November 29, 1970 ..."
"Oh, sir. I don't know how old you are."
"The Toden was running on the bridge."
"Yes, the Toden was running, too."
"It's amazing. You've actually seen it."
Two tram lines connecting Shibuya and Tsukishima, and Shinjuku and Tsukishima.
That was going through Kachidokibashi.
At that time, Kachidokibashi was said to be the best movable bridge in the East. A tram stopped just before opening and closing.
Isn't it an exciting composition?
It was in September 1968 that the Toden of this system was abolished.
That means that if you are over 60 years old, you should have seen such a scene directly.
The lady told me clearly, traversing the thread of memory.
It was in June 1940 that Kachidokibashi was completed after a construction period of about seven years.
Until then, the traffic on Tsukishima, which had been on the opposite bank, was supported by three ferry boats: Tsukuda's ferry, Tsukishima's ferry, and Kachidoki's ferry.
With the opening of the bridge, the convenience of transportation to the Tsukishima area, which had prospered as a factory area, has been improved, and the development of the Harumi and Toyomi areas, which had been reclaimed, has been completed.
Before the war, it opened and closed five times a day to secure river traffic.
In this area, which is the mouth of the Sumida River, cargo ships were also active, and there were shipyards upstream, and large ships entered and exited.
In order to secure a high opening, jump up the two bridges like bunzai.
The angle is 70 degrees.
If you are raised to the highest point, you will feel like a standing wall.
"Kachidokibashi Museum"
There is a bridge museum in Minamizume on the west side of Kachidokibashi.
This is a museum created by renovating the substations used to open and close the bridge.
Materials related to the bridge of the Sumida River are displayed using real preservation, models, panels, videos, etc.
The power generation facilities are preserved as they are.
If you listen, it seems that the rotating sound is still echoing.
If you have time, it's interesting to watch the video materials collected from the world at that time to the structure of the bridge.
How long did it take to open and close once?
I found the answer in the brochure.
It took 70 seconds to open up to 70 degrees, and Harumi-dori St. was stopped for about 20 minutes.
Now, let's cross over important cultural properties.
Kachidokibashi was designated as a National Important Cultural Property on June 18, 2007.
Futaba Jumping Bridge with a total length of 246m and a width of about 26m.
The driver's room in the pier stands strictly, similar to a fort that protects the castle.
From the pier, the movable part is the movable part.
You can experience the fact that you stepped into the movable part immediately.
The vibrations of passenger cars and trucks running on the road are transmitted more strongly than expected.
It's like a theme park attraction.
I feel the feeling that the bridge shakes at all, but my wife just saw the river surface through the gaps between the piers, and my waist makes a noise.
Oh, it's a child.
That's good.
While playing the role of the main road, you will be surprised by the functional beauty of the bridge that you can discover the more you look closely.
After a few weeks, cherry blossoms are in full bloom on the banks of the Sumida River.
The scenery that colors the bridge of important cultural properties will spread even more vividly.