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Historic Tokyo Bridge Liberated from Concrete Overpass Will Shine Again Thanks to Grassroots Campaign

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Nihonbashi Bridge was built in 1603 by the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu .

It was considered the first reference node of the entire Japanese national road network at the time.

Rebuilt in 1911 , it survived the ravages of World War II , only to be crowded over by the elevated expressway in the lead up to the ’64 Summer Olympics.

A coalition of the metropolitan governments is preparing to remove the overpass as part of an urban rejuvenation project.

It will be coupled with the building of a riverside pedestrian walkway about 0.8 miles long lined with recreation areas.

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