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ID Code A-809
Photographer Shigeo Hayashi
Provider Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Location Tokaichi, Nakahiro areas
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 360
Description Studying the walkway on Aioi Bridge
Location: Takajo-machi (now, Honkawa-cho 2 chome)
Distance from hypocenter: approx. 360m
The walkway on the west end of Aioi Bridge. Because the blast raised the bridge, the border where the bridge meets the road is misaligned. The bridge shifted 40cm upstream. This figure was used in calculating the energy of detonation.

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