Former Hokutan Yubari Coal Mine Takamatsu Spoil Line Arch Bridge

A Seven-Arch Bridge of 1951 for Mine Waste

The Former Hokutan Yubari Coal Mine Takamatsu Spoil Line Arch Bridge (旧北炭夕張炭鉱高松ズリ捨線拱橋) is a seven-arch concrete bridge that carried the line taking mine waste to the largest spoil heap in Yubari of 1951 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 seven-span reinforced concrete arch bridge 59 metres long and 8.6 metres wide; registration number 01-0074.

Seven Arches for Mine Waste

The Takamatsu Spoil Line Arch Bridge, about 430 metres south-east of the Tenryu pit portal, is a seven-arch reinforced concrete bridge of 1951 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is 59 metres long and 8.6 metres wide, and each arch is a half-circle with a 6.0-metre span.

It belonged to the Takamatsu spoil line, built to carry zuri, the waste rock from the pits and the coal-dressing plant, to the largest spoil heap in Yubari (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 arch bridge, look for the row of seven half-round arches, each with a 6.0-metre span (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.