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Usui Pass (Megane Bridge)

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Japanese name: 碓氷峠（めがね橋）

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WHAT TO DOUsui Pass (Megane Bridge)

A brick arch bridge on the abandoned Shinetsu main line. Built in 1893, it has four spans.

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A brick arch bridge on the abandoned Shinetsu main line. Built in 1893, it has four spans.

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The Usui pass (碓氷峠, / Usui-tōge) is a mountain pass that lies between Nagano and Gunma Prefecture in Japan. It has served as one of the major transportation routes in central Japan since at least the eighth century.

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