Aioi Bridge

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The modern reconstructed Aioi Bridge

The area around ground zero after the Hiroshima bombing. The "T"-shaped Aioi Bridge is visible near the center.

The Aioi Bridge (相生橋, aioi hashi) is an unusual "T"-shaped three-way bridge in Hiroshima, Japan. The original bridge, constructed in 1932, was the aiming point for the 1945 Hiroshima atom bomb because its shape was easily recognized from the air and also because the bridge was close to the center of the city. Although the bridge was not destroyed by the atomic blast, it did sustain heavy damage. After the war, the bridge was repaired and remained in service for nearly four decades, before it was replaced by a new bridge (built as a replica) in 1983. A surviving portion of a floor girder from the original bridge was subsequently donated to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.

The original Aioi Bridge

The longest part of the bridge crosses the Ōta River just to the north of the island containing the district of  [ja]. The downstroke of the "T" links the main bridge to the island, and is also the north entrance to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

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• Media related to Aioi Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
• Virtual tour of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum: Aioi Bridge
• Hiroshima & Nagasaki Remembered: Aioi Bridge

Coordinates: 34°23′47″N 132°27′09″E / 34.3964°N 132.4526°E / 34.3964; 132.4526

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