Amarube Viaduct

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35°38′58.74″N 134°33′36.36″E / 35.6496500°N 134.5601000°E / 35.6496500; 134.5601000

Amarube Viaduct 余部橋梁
A train crossing the new Amarube Viaduct, August 2011
Coordinates	35°38′59″N 134°33′36″E / 35.64965°N 134.5601°E / 35.64965; 134.5601
Carries	JR West Sanin Main Line
Crosses	Hasegawa River
Locale	Hyōgo Prefecture
Characteristics
Design	Extradosed bridge
Material	Prestressed concrete
Total length	310.6 m (1,019 ft)
Width	7.25 m (23.8 ft)
Height	41.5 m (136.2 ft)
Longest span	82.5 m (270.7 ft)
History
Construction start	2007-03-08
Construction end	2011-02-24
Opened	2010-08-12
Replaces	Amarube Viaduct (1912)
Location

The Amarube Viaduct (余部橋梁, Amarube Kyōryō) is a railway bridge in the town of Kami, Mikata District, Hyōgo Prefecture, on JR West's Sanin Main Line between the stations of Yoroi and Amarube.

The original steel trestle bridge opened in 1912, and was replaced with the current reinforced concrete bridge on 12 August 2010.