Chikugo River Lift Bridge
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A precision miniature model of the bridge, which describes its structure, was exhibited at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937). Today this model is on display at the Railway Museum (Saitama).
The bridge was designated an Important Cultural Property in 2003, and in 2007 it was included in the Mechanical Engineering Heritage as item No. 23.
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Aerial view of the bridge
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The bridge viewed from the Morodomi side
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- Railway bridges in Japan
- Vertical lift bridges
- Tourist attractions in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Tourist attractions in Saga Prefecture
- Important Cultural Properties of Japan
- Bridges completed in 1935
- Transport buildings and structures in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Transport buildings and structures in Saga Prefecture