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ID Code A-816
Photographer Shigeo Hayashi
Provider Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Location Peace Memorial Park vicinity
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 340
Description Aioi Bridge rain gutter
Location: Central part of Aioi Bridge
Distance from hypocenter: approx. 300m
This rain gutter is thought to have been thrown when the bridge received the shock wave. The streetcar rail on the west end was displaced and required immediate repair. The streetcar line between Hatchobori and Koi reopened on September 7; the line between Yamaguchi-cho (now, Kanayama-cho) and Koi on October 1.

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