Suspension Bridges of Gifu

This is a list of all 39 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Gifu in Japan. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1916: Mino

Mino, Gifu, Japan - Nagara River
Bridgemeister ID:7908 (added 2023-10-21)
Year Completed:1916
Name:Mino
Also Known As:美濃橋
Location:Mino, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Nagara River
Coordinates:35.552417 N 136.910267 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic, since c. 1960s (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

1926: Shirakawa

Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan - Hida River
Bridgemeister ID:3206 (added 2019-11-10)
Year Completed:1926
Name:Shirakawa
Also Known As:白川橋
Location:Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Hida River
Coordinates:35.579518 N 137.186653 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 74.6 meters (244.8 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 20 meters (65.6 feet)

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(footbridge)

Gero vicinity, Gifu, Japan - Hida River
Bridgemeister ID:3202 (added 2019-11-10)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Gero vicinity, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Hida River
Coordinates:35.768254 N 137.227652 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(footbridge)

Gero vicinity, Gifu, Japan - Hida River
Bridgemeister ID:3203 (added 2019-11-10)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Gero vicinity, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Hida River
Coordinates:35.749028 N 137.218280 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(footbridge)

Gero, Gifu, Japan - Hida River
Bridgemeister ID:3201 (added 2019-11-10)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Gero, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Hida River
Coordinates:35.914450 N 137.203422 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Gero, Gifu, Japan - Maze River
Bridgemeister ID:3990 (added 2020-03-22)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Gero, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Maze River
Coordinates:35.710779 N 137.141005 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)

(footbridge)

Motosu, Gifu, Japan - Neo River
Bridgemeister ID:3857 (added 2020-03-07)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Motosu, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Neo River
Coordinates:35.612363 N 136.623522 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire

(footbridge)

Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan - Tsukechi River
Bridgemeister ID:5123 (added 2020-09-06)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Tsukechi River
Coordinates:35.705115 N 137.420343 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(footbridge)

Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan - Tsukechi River
Bridgemeister ID:5124 (added 2020-09-06)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Tsukechi River
Coordinates:35.701031 N 137.424597 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 2019-2020
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


(footbridge)

Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan - Tsukechi River
Bridgemeister ID:5125 (added 2020-09-06)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Tsukechi River
Coordinates:35.701244 N 137.424812 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:


(footbridge)

Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan
Bridgemeister ID:5165 (added 2020-09-07)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan
Coordinates:35.580153 N 137.538699 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Spans:2

(footbridge)

Seki, Gifu, Japan - Itadori River
Bridgemeister ID:4725 (added 2020-06-27)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Seki, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Itadori River
Coordinates:35.671062 N 136.818839 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire

(footbridge)

Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan - Hida River
Bridgemeister ID:3207 (added 2019-11-10)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Hida River
Coordinates:35.565571 N 137.186784 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Takayama, Gifu, Japan - Takahara River
Bridgemeister ID:4966 (added 2020-08-15)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Takayama, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Takahara River
Coordinates:36.277749 N 137.571925 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 46 meters (150.9 feet) estimated

(footbridge)

Tsukechicho, Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan
Bridgemeister ID:5114 (added 2020-09-05)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Tsukechicho, Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan
Coordinates:35.697412 N 137.443429 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(pipeline bridge)

Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan - Shō River
Bridgemeister ID:3982 (added 2020-03-22)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Shō River
Coordinates:36.254784 N 136.896063 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


(pipeline bridge)

Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan - Shō River
Bridgemeister ID:3983 (added 2020-03-22)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Shō River
Coordinates:36.254666 N 136.896181 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:


(suspension bridge)

Gero vicinity, Gifu, Japan - Hida River
Bridgemeister ID:3204 (added 2019-11-10)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Gero vicinity, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Hida River
Coordinates:35.721414 N 137.196741 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(suspension bridge)

Gero, Gifu, Japan - Maze River
Bridgemeister ID:3987 (added 2020-03-22)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Gero, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Maze River
Coordinates:35.957885 N 137.118272 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(suspension bridge)

Gero, Gifu, Japan - Maze River
Bridgemeister ID:3988 (added 2020-03-22)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Gero, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Maze River
Coordinates:35.956980 N 137.133257 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)

(suspension bridge)

Gero, Gifu, Japan - Maze River
Bridgemeister ID:3989 (added 2020-03-22)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Gero, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Maze River
Coordinates:35.723085 N 137.135903 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

(suspension bridge)

Ibigawa, Gifu, Japan - Sakauchi River
Bridgemeister ID:6128 (added 2021-07-04)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Ibigawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Sakauchi River
Coordinates:35.604301 N 136.364730 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

(suspension bridge)

Ibigawa, Gifu, Japan - Sakauchi River
Bridgemeister ID:6129 (added 2021-07-04)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Ibigawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Sakauchi River
Coordinates:35.594755 N 136.427120 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

(suspension bridge)

Ibigawa, Gifu, Japan - Ibi River
Bridgemeister ID:6261 (added 2021-07-18)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Ibigawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Ibi River
Coordinates:35.569790 N 136.485200 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

(suspension bridge)

Itatori (板取), Seki, Gifu, Japan - Itadori River
Bridgemeister ID:7923 (added 2023-10-22)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Itatori (板取), Seki, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Itadori River
Coordinates:35.718917 N 136.771278 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire

(suspension bridge)

Itatori (板取), Seki, Gifu, Japan - Itadori River
Bridgemeister ID:7924 (added 2023-10-22)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Itatori (板取), Seki, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Itadori River
Coordinates:35.721591 N 136.779333 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(suspension bridge)

Kanayamacho Nakagiri, Gifu, Japan - Hida River
Bridgemeister ID:3205 (added 2019-11-10)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Kanayamacho Nakagiri, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Hida River
Coordinates:35.692798 N 137.173506 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Extant (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(suspension bridge)

Kiyomicho Oppara, Takayama, Gifu, Japan - Maze River
Bridgemeister ID:3986 (added 2020-03-22)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Kiyomicho Oppara, Takayama, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Maze River
Coordinates:35.948118 N 137.108157 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)

(suspension bridge)

Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan - Tsukechi River
Bridgemeister ID:5129 (added 2020-09-06)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Tsukechi River
Coordinates:35.570653 N 137.448635 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(suspension bridge)

Neoitasho (根尾板所), Motosu, Gifu, Japan - Neo River
Bridgemeister ID:7922 (added 2023-10-22)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Neoitasho (根尾板所), Motosu, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Neo River
Coordinates:35.631753 N 136.615748 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(suspension bridge)

Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan - Shō River
Bridgemeister ID:3981 (added 2020-03-22)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Shō River
Coordinates:36.258592 N 136.904754 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire

Ayunose

Oze, Seki, Gifu, Japan - Nagara River
Bridgemeister ID:7907 (added 2023-10-21)
Name:Ayunose
Also Known As:鮎之瀬橋
Location:Oze, Seki, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Nagara River
Coordinates:35.503472 N 136.891444 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Gogatsu

Yaotsu and Mizunami, Gifu, Japan - Kiso River
Bridgemeister ID:5128 (added 2020-09-06)
Name:Gogatsu
Also Known As:五月橋
Location:Yaotsu and Mizunami, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Kiso River
Coordinates:35.458699 N 137.239661 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 100 meters (328.1 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Appears to be a former one-lane vehicular bridge retrofit to be a pedestrian-only span.

Kowasawa

Mitake, Gifu, Japan - Kiso River
Bridgemeister ID:5126 (added 2020-09-06)
Name:Kowasawa
Also Known As:小和沢橋
Location:Mitake, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Kiso River
Coordinates:35.467577 N 137.169592 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Miyayama

Ibigawa, Gifu, Japan - Ibi River
Bridgemeister ID:6130 (added 2021-07-04)
Name:Miyayama
Also Known As:宮山橋
Location:Ibigawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Ibi River
Coordinates:35.554228 N 136.507676 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 81 meters (265.7 feet) estimated

Mizuiwaji

Ibigawa, Gifu, Japan - Kasu River
Bridgemeister ID:6931 (added 2022-01-22)
Name:Mizuiwaji
Also Known As:瑞岩寺橋
Location:Ibigawa, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Kasu River
Coordinates:35.473308 N 136.528348 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2)

Nanama

Shokawacho Ushimaru, Takayama, Gifu, Japan - Shō River
Bridgemeister ID:3984 (added 2020-03-22)
Name:Nanama
Also Known As:七間飛吊橋
Location:Shokawacho Ushimaru, Takayama, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Shō River
Coordinates:36.057384 N 136.940238 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Sofutanitsuri

Shokawacho Ushimaru, Takayama, Gifu, Japan - Shō River
Bridgemeister ID:3985 (added 2020-03-22)
Name:Sofutanitsuri
Location:Shokawacho Ushimaru, Takayama, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Shō River
Coordinates:36.052426 N 136.943336 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Closed (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Tabiashi

Yaotsu, Gifu, Japan - Tabiashi River
Bridgemeister ID:5127 (added 2020-09-06)
Name:Tabiashi
Location:Yaotsu, Gifu, Japan
Crossing:Tabiashi River
Coordinates:35.474000 N 137.187281 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Hybrid truss-suspension system where main cables join the upper chord of the truss midspan.


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