Tokyo, Japan's Bridges: Ayase Bridge across a Canal along the Sumida River

March 2012 (35.740 Degrees, 139.816 Degrees) Ayase Bridge

A kilometer upstream from the Suijin Bridge is a short canal that connects the Sumida to the Arakawa. The Metropolitan Expressway turns east at the canal and is supported on big outrigger bents. Under the expressway is the Ayase Bridge that carries Route 461 along the east bank of the Sumida River. The Ayase Bridge is a 200 ft long tied arch bridge with four traffic lanes and wide sidewalks.

Ayase Bridge across a Canal along the Sumida River by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.