Jogakura Bridge

Jogakura Bridge
城ヶ倉大橋
Aomori, Aomori, Japan
400 feet high / 122 meters high
837 foot span / 255 meter span
1995

No other country on earth has as many steel box beam arch bridges as Japan. The spectacular Jogakura arch bridge is one of Japan’s largest and highest with a main span of 837 feet (255 mtrs). Located in a region popular with mountain spa retreats, the famous bridge has a reputation for attracting an occasional suicide jumper.

日本ほど鋼箱ビームアーチ橋をたくさん持っている国は、他にはありません。壮観な城ヶ倉大橋は255mのメインスパンを持つ、日本一大きくて高い橋の一つです。温泉保養で人気のある地域に位置していますが、この橋は時々、投身自殺者を引き付けることでも有名です。

Image by Japanese Society of Civil Engineers.