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Seiun bridge opened in 1984, the same year as the nearby Aya Teruha footbridge. At the time they were Japan’s two highest bridges. Seiun is now one of 8 bridges in the Takachiho gorge region that exceed 328 feet (100 mtrs) in height. The bridge was a favorite of at least one of Japan’s earliest BASE jumpers. | Seiun bridge opened in 1984, the same year as the nearby Aya Teruha footbridge. At the time they were Japan’s two highest bridges. Seiun is now one of 8 bridges in the Takachiho gorge region that exceed 328 feet (100 mtrs) in height. The bridge was a favorite of at least one of Japan’s earliest BASE jumpers. | ||
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| + | Several of these spectacular crossings were the highest in Japan including Tensho, Seiun and Unkai Bridges. The Takachiho Railway Bridge is still the highest railway crossing in Japan even if it not longer operates with regular trains. | ||
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Revision as of 05:50, 7 July 2020
Seiun Bridge
青雲橋
Hinokage, Miyazaki, Japan
450 feet high / 137 meters high
722 foot span / 220 meter span
1984
Seiun bridge opened in 1984, the same year as the nearby Aya Teruha footbridge. At the time they were Japan’s two highest bridges. Seiun is now one of 8 bridges in the Takachiho gorge region that exceed 328 feet (100 mtrs) in height. The bridge was a favorite of at least one of Japan’s earliest BASE jumpers.
There is no other region in Japan that has as many high bridges than the Takachiho Gorge Scenic Area of Miyazaki Prefecture. Within a distance of just 30 kilometers the Gokase and Iwato River canyons are crossed by no less than 15 high bridges.
Several of these spectacular crossings were the highest in Japan including Tensho, Seiun and Unkai Bridges. The Takachiho Railway Bridge is still the highest railway crossing in Japan even if it not longer operates with regular trains.
綾照葉大吊橋と同じ年の1984年に青雲橋はオープンしました。この時、二つの橋は、日本で一番高い橋でした。青雲橋は今、高千穂峡谷地域で高さ100mを越す八つの橋の一つとなっています。この橋は初期のベースジャンパー達にとっての格好の場所の一つでした。
Seiun Bridge satellite image.
Seiun Bridge location map.
