Bridges presentation
Shogun's
Bridge (1638), crossing the Daiya-gawa River in the sacred City of Nikko, is the oldest known
cantilever. The bridge was badly damaged in the typhoon of 1902, rebuilt, and exists today bearing
foot traffic. It consists of hewn stone piers pierced with rectangular holes that permit the insertion of
tightly fitting cut-stone struts, two anchor spans, timber beams jutting out in cantilever form, and a
suspended span.
Figure 3 Bridge of Khaju (1667), Isfahan (Iran), Figure 4 Kintaiko (1673), Iwakuni (Japan), with its five
combining architecture and engineering in splendid wooden arches intricately wedged, slotted, and
harmony, functioned as a bridge, dam, and a resort for dovetailed, has been faithfully rebuilt for centuries. Each
generation of craftsmen has carefully replicated the
thirsty travellers coming off the desert.
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