Bridge Name: | Koshiji Bridge |
Also Known As: | Koshuji Bashi Bridge |
Carries: | Kashiwazaki Takahama Horinouchi Road No. 23 |
Crosses: | Shinano River |
Mainspan: | 596m |
Traffic: | road |
Open: | 1998 |
Toll: | yes |
Heritage: | previous bridge preserved |
The carries Japanese Kashiwazaki Takahama Horinouchi Line Road No. 23 in Niigata Prefecture. The bridge replaced others on this site. Possibly the most notable was a bridge originally constructed by Andrew Handyside & Co of Derby. This bridge had been designed as a bridge for the Japanese National Railway in 1896 named Shinanogawa Bridge (信濃川橋梁) and saw good service until 1952.[1]