Former Hokutan Yubari Coal Mine Railway Takamatsu Overpass

A Sloping Concrete Arch of 1936 over the Mine Railway

The Former Hokutan Yubari Coal Mine Railway Takamatsu Overpass (旧北炭夕張炭鉱専用鉄道高松跨線橋) is an open-spandrel reinforced concrete arch whose deck slopes to join ground at different levels of 1936 in Takamatsu, Yubari City, Hokkaido, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on October 18, 2006 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a single reinforced concrete arch 22 metres long and 2.4 metres wide; registration number 01-0070.

An Overpass with a Sloping Deck

The Takamatsu Overpass, built in 1936, crosses the former mine railway that joined the Yubari Railway, east of central Yubari (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

An open-spandrel single arch in reinforced concrete, 22 metres long and 2.4 metres wide, it has a deck that slopes to join ground at different heights, giving it a distinctive look (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Was Registered

The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.

What to Look For

At the overpass, look for the sloping deck and the open-spandrel arch (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

The owner is not listed in the Agency record. Of the seven registered remains of the Hokutan Yubari Coal Mine, the mock tunnel and Tenryu pit portals lie in the grounds of the Yubari Coal Mine Museum, but no official information on visiting this structure was found. The seven are introduced together on the Former Hokutan Yubari Coal Mine page.