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北香湖支線橋

Beixianghu Branch Bridge

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Beixianghu Branch Bridge (北香湖支線橋)
Date Captured
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DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
1600
Exposure Value
9.5 EV
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3600 × 2400

Possibly the last surviving historic bridge on Provincial Highway 1 (台一線), this small Shōwa era reinforced-concrete bridge is hidden beneath Bo’ai Overpass (博愛陸橋) on the outer ring road in northern Chiayi City. Built between 1931 and 1944 to span Niuchou Creek (牛稠溪), it was twice spared by construction workers who found it too elegant to demolish, first in 1976 when the overpass was built around it, and again in 2017 when overpass renovations briefly exposed the bridge to sunlight for the first time in decades. As of the mid-2020s it remains shrouded in the darkness of the overpass but can still be seen from the road.

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Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.

警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。

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Alexander Synaptic
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.

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