Azumabashi Bridge

Japanese: 吾妻橋 - あづまばし
Azumabashi Bridge

A bridge over the Sumida River between Azumabashi in Sumida Ward, Tokyo and Asakusa in Taito Ward, Tokyo, and also the name of a district in the western part of Sumida Ward. It consists of Azumabashi 1-3 chome. The bridge was first built in 1774 (An'ei 3) and was called Okawabashi. The wooden bridge was washed away in a major flood in 1885 (Meiji 18), and was replaced by an iron bridge in 1887. However, because the floor was made of wooden boards, it caused a great disaster during the Great Kanto Earthquake. The current bridge was completed in 1931 (Showa 6), and is 150 meters long and 20 meters wide. On the Asakusa side, there is Sumida Park and a water bus (sightseeing boat) pier.

[Kikuchi Masao]

[Reference] | Sumida River
Azumabashi Bridge (Meiji period)
An iron bridge built in 1887 (Meiji 20). "Photographic Album of Famous Places of Tokyo" (1910, Meiji 43), National Diet Library .

Azumabashi Bridge (Meiji period)


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

東京都墨田(すみだ)区吾妻橋と、台東(たいとう)区浅草(あさくさ)の間の隅田川に架かる橋、また墨田区西部の一地区名。吾妻橋1~3丁目からなる。橋は1774年(安永3)に初めて架けられ、大川橋と称した。1885年(明治18)の大洪水で、それまでの木橋が流失し、1887年鉄橋となる。しかし、床が板張りであったため、関東大震災のとき大惨事を招いた。現在の橋は1931年(昭和6)の竣工(しゅんこう)で、長さ150メートル、幅20メートル。なお、浅草側には隅田公園と水上バス(遊覧船)乗り場がある。

[菊池万雄]

[参照項目] | 隅田川
吾妻橋(明治時代)
1887年(明治20)に架けられた鉄橋。『東京名所写真帖』(1910年〈明治43〉)国立国会図書館所蔵">

吾妻橋(明治時代)


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