Kōrai Bridge
高麗橋
A historic Osaka bridge that served as the starting point for major highways and the distance milestone for Western Japan.
What it is
- A reinforced concrete arch bridge spanning the Higashiyokobori River in Osaka.
- One of the twelve official bridges managed by the Shogunate during the Edo period.
- The designated distance milestone for Western Japan under the Meiji government.
- The site where Japan's first streetcar safety zone was installed in 1925.
What to see
- The current reinforced concrete arch bridge completed in 1929.
- The elevated highway of the Hanshin Expressway that now covers the bridge.
- A district historically known as a center for money changers and merchants.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Kōrai Bridge Open in Google Maps
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