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A standout bridge over the lionized Sumidagawa river in Tokyo has been designated a Mechanical Engineering Heritage property . The Kachidokibashi bridge was at the cutting edge of Japanese manufacturing when it was built 77 years ago . The designation means it has been recognized as a technologically and historically important asset . Another six items including Japan ’s first domestically produced subway car were selected as heritage properties . The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) certified them on Aug. 7, which itself is labeled "Machinery Day." Mechanical Engineering Heritage was set up in 2007 by the JSME, and it has so far certified 90 items as heritage properties . Kachidokibashi bridge , a bascule bridge measuring 246 meters in length, was opened to traffic in 1940. The bridge connects the Tsukiji district where the famed Tsukiji fish market lies with the Kachidoki district that now contains a cluster of skyscraping apartment blocks . Bascule br...

Quizzes Lists Topics Save The River Terrace Apartments is an apartment building located at 7700 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1] River Terrace Apartments was one of the first two garden apartment complexes built in Michigan which used loan guarantees from the Federal Housing Administration , the other being Hillcrest Village in East Lansing. [2] History By the late 19th century , the corridor along East Jefferson Avenue had become a prestigious residential neighborhood . As the automobile age dawned in the twentieth century and Detroit's population boomed, large upscale apartment buildings were constructed along the Avenue. However, this boom in apartment construction collapsed at the start of the Great Depression. However, in 1939, Wesson Seyburn, along with Leonard P. Reaume, of the property management firm of Holden & Reaume, applied for a building permit to construct this apart...