Ryōgoku Bridge

What it is

• A three-span Gerber steel plate girder bridge connecting Chuo and Sumida wards.
• The current structure was completed in 1932 to replace earlier historical spans.
• The original bridge was built for disaster prevention following the Great Fire of Meireki.
• It is designated as a Tokyo Metropolitan Selected Historical Building.

What to see

• Balconies along the walkway designed to resemble traditional sumo rings.
• The scenic point where the Kanda River flows into the Sumida River.
• Steel girder construction spanning one hundred and sixty-four meters in length.
• Views of the river from a bridge that once marked provincial borders.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.