Tsūjun Bridge

Tsūjun Bridge

Tsūjun Bridge (通潤橋 "-kyō") is an aqueduct in Yabe, Kumamoto, Japan. It is an arch bridge completed in 1854 and is 84.0m long. The arch spans 27.3m. It is the largest stone aqueduct in Japan. [http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shurui/juubun_ken_shoukai/043.html Agency for Cultural Affairs] ]

The Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs has designated the bridge an Important Cultural Property.

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