Hōrai Bridge
Hōrai Bridge 蓬莱橋 | |
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Hōrai Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 34°49′17″N 138°11′10″E / 34.821390°N 138.186213°E |
| Crosses | Ōi River |
| Locale | Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 897.422 metres (2,944 ft) |
| Width | 2.7 metres (9 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1879 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | yes |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Hōrai Bridge | |
The Hōrai Bridge (蓬莱橋, Hōrai-bashi) is a wooden pedestrian bridge over the Ōi River located in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan. It was constructed in 1879 and rebuilt after a flood in the 1960s. With a length of 897.422 metres (2,944.30 ft), the bridge was registered in The Guinness Book of Records as the longest wooden walking bridge in the world in 1997.