Aioi Bridge
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Prabir G
Kolkata (Calcutta), India3,181 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
Aioi T bridge is a 3 way bridge built in 1932 on the Ota river near the confluence of Hankawa river and Motiyasu river. This bridge was the zero point for 3rd August 1945 atomic bombing. The actual point of bombing was 800 metres away but significant damage was,caused to the bridge.
We visited this bridge during our Hiroshima tour. The T shape of the bridge is quiet unique. You can stroll on the pathways on its sides and take photos of the Atomic Park beside the bridge.
We visited this bridge during our Hiroshima tour. The T shape of the bridge is quiet unique. You can stroll on the pathways on its sides and take photos of the Atomic Park beside the bridge.
Written 14 May 2024
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Chris R
Bradford, UK116 contributions
Dec 2019
Whilst a modern replacement one can clearly see why the US bomber used the T shape of the bridge to use as a target. no GPS in those days
Written 6 December 2019
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Bozeman-Dublin
Trim, Ireland11,389 contributions
Jun 2019 • Solo
It might look modern and non-descript and it certainly can't be described as beautiful, but the Aioi Bridge near the Peace Dome has a deep historical significance.
Its distinctive T-shape served as a marker for the Enola Gay when it dropped the Atomic Bomb on August 6th 1945, a target if you will.
The bridge was not directly hit but though badly damaged it wasn't completely wrecked. It continued to be used before age caught up with it and it was fortified in 1983.
Today it brings you across the tover from the Peace Park to the Dome and affords great views of the waters, the park and the Dome itself.
Its distinctive T-shape served as a marker for the Enola Gay when it dropped the Atomic Bomb on August 6th 1945, a target if you will.
The bridge was not directly hit but though badly damaged it wasn't completely wrecked. It continued to be used before age caught up with it and it was fortified in 1983.
Today it brings you across the tover from the Peace Park to the Dome and affords great views of the waters, the park and the Dome itself.
Written 28 June 2019
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Claudetteth
Cornwall, Canada2,178 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
Imagine the Enola Gay US bomber flying overhead. It's using this bridge as the target for dropping the Atomic Bomb.
The bridge survived the blast being 300 meters from Found Zero but was rebuilt in 1983.
You can see the bridge's original girder in the Peace Memorial Museum.
The bridge survived the blast being 300 meters from Found Zero but was rebuilt in 1983.
You can see the bridge's original girder in the Peace Memorial Museum.
Written 3 October 2017
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Arturo P
Seattle, WA22 contributions
Jul 2017 • Couples
It is where the massacre was. The School where the children were evaporated is across from this point (today rebuilt as it were). The airplane crew was lost and confused and screwd up topography. Thousands would be killed anyway, so why worry?
Written 13 September 2017
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seagullrob
Scarborough, Australia5,918 contributions
Apr 2016 • Couples
The relevance of the Aioi Bridge to the bombing of Hiroshima was something I knew nothing about until visiting it. There is a plaque with an explanation nearby, and some more information in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
The Aioi Bridge forms a "T" and was used for targeting purposes by the pilots of the Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber which delivered the A-Bomb on that fateful day. The positioning of the Atomic Bomb Dome next to the Bridge and the damage it suffered becomes clearer too. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum has a diorama dramatically showing the position of the bomb over the Dome and the Aioi Bridge.
Fairly jaw-dropping when you stand there and think about it.
The Aioi Bridge forms a "T" and was used for targeting purposes by the pilots of the Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber which delivered the A-Bomb on that fateful day. The positioning of the Atomic Bomb Dome next to the Bridge and the damage it suffered becomes clearer too. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum has a diorama dramatically showing the position of the bomb over the Dome and the Aioi Bridge.
Fairly jaw-dropping when you stand there and think about it.
Written 6 April 2016
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Raintree_Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand4,466 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
The interesting historical fact about the Aioi Bridge is that its unique T-shape allowed it to be easily spotted and identified from the air, and it was used as the target by the crew of the Enola Gay when the atomic bomb was released.
Written 13 April 2024
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JUMA H
Germany14 contributions
Dec 2021
There's a plaque and several areas where it tells a lot of the information regarding this three-way bridge, which was pretty much the initial target of the atomic bomb to be dropped. The richness of history and Aioi Bridge being the centrepoint of Hiroshima is very respectable and so humbling to read about.
Written 24 August 2022
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Rumples
Tucson, AZ11,771 contributions
Oct 2019
We came across a plaque for Aioi Bridge, which is near the Atomic Bomb Dome, while exploring Hiroshima's Peace Park. It had no special qualities, except for its T-shape, so I wondered why the span warranted an explanation. It turned out that the bridge had been the target for the plane carrying the atomic bomb that was dropped on the city, Aug. 6, 1945. Apparently its distinctive look from the air made the bridge easy for the pilot to spot. But it did not take a direct hit, though ground zero is nearby.
The bridge received damage from the blast, but it was repaired and not replaced until 1983 with a replica. There are so many moving and nicely crafted monuments at the park that we decided to spend our limited time on those rather than looking more closely at the span, which had much vehicular traffic.
The bridge received damage from the blast, but it was repaired and not replaced until 1983 with a replica. There are so many moving and nicely crafted monuments at the park that we decided to spend our limited time on those rather than looking more closely at the span, which had much vehicular traffic.
Written 21 September 2020
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iluv2eatntravel
San Diego, CA1,842 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
This bridge is best viewed from the top of nearby Hiroshima Orizuru Tower (bring your passport to get a discount) which gives you an idea of the aerial view of its distinct T shape which guided the B29 bomber back in 1945. From the ground it’s a busy bridge with the daily Hiroshima traffic but from the bridge you can get a nice view of the Motoyasu River and the Atomic Bomb Dome
Written 13 July 2019
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