Albuquerque Bridge アルバカーキ橋 | |
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![]() Albuquerque Bridge during the
Obon Festival | |
Coordinates | 33°10′48″N 129°42′54″E / 33.18000°N 129.71500°E |
Crosses | Sasebo River |
Locale | Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture |
Begins | Urban Sasebo |
Ends | Sasebo City Park and Nimitz Park |
Owner | Sasebo City [1] |
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Albuquerque Bridge is a bridge located in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is named after Albuquerque, New Mexico, a sister city of Sasebo. [2] [1] The bridge connects Urban Sasebo to Sasebo City Park and Nimitz Park, [3] the latter of which is owned by the United Service Organisations [4] (USO), a charitable organisation which provides entertainment and contact to their family for the US military.
Albuquerque Bridge was named on November 1, 1966, [5] the same day Albuquerque and Sasebo became sister cities. [6] It was named this way to symbolise a friendship between the two cities, as well as Japan and the United States. [5]
Albuquerque Bridge アルバカーキ橋 | |
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![]() Albuquerque Bridge during the
Obon Festival | |
Coordinates | 33°10′48″N 129°42′54″E / 33.18000°N 129.71500°E |
Crosses | Sasebo River |
Locale | Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture |
Begins | Urban Sasebo |
Ends | Sasebo City Park and Nimitz Park |
Owner | Sasebo City [1] |
Website |
www |
Location | |
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Albuquerque Bridge is a bridge located in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is named after Albuquerque, New Mexico, a sister city of Sasebo. [2] [1] The bridge connects Urban Sasebo to Sasebo City Park and Nimitz Park, [3] the latter of which is owned by the United Service Organisations [4] (USO), a charitable organisation which provides entertainment and contact to their family for the US military.
Albuquerque Bridge was named on November 1, 1966, [5] the same day Albuquerque and Sasebo became sister cities. [6] It was named this way to symbolise a friendship between the two cities, as well as Japan and the United States. [5]