The oldest stone bridge in Tokyo will reopen in April.
Officials said Tuesday that Tokyo’s oldest standing stone bridge from the late 1800s, destroyed during a deadly earthquake in March 2011 that ravaged the northeastern region of Japan, has been restored to its double-arched glory and will reopen in April.
From mid-April, following the completion of work in the surrounding area, Chiyoda Ward’s roads and parks division said, pedestrians will be able to cross the historical Tokiwa Bridge, which connects the capital’s Chiyoda and Chuo wards over the Nihonbashi River.
Staff carefully rebuilt the bridge, originally built in 1877, after it was demolished due to concerns that it would collapse after the disastrous earthquake.
The bridge, originally constructed with wood before the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603, was reconstructed using stones from Edo Castle after the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
Source: Kyodo News
