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This article explains in an easy-to-understand way that even elementary school students can understand why the Hekinan-Kirayoshida section of the Meitetsu Mikawa Line, which was the end of the Umi Line, was closed, and why the viaduct in Terazu-cho, Nishio City was closed. A continuous grade separation project was carried out in conjunction with a land readjustment project in Nishio City. However, immediately afterwards, Meitetsu requested the closure of the Mikawa Line. With the assistance of the local government, they sought to continue the operation, but the decision was made to close the line due to issues such as the replacement of the iron bridge over the Yahagi River. Thus, the role of the viaduct ended. The concrete bridge became ruins. The continuous grade separation project was criticized because it used tax money from the national and Aichi prefectures. It is considered one of the failed public works projects. Some believe that the reason it could not survive despite being in the Nagoya metropolitan area is because Nagoya is a car-oriented society. Aichi Prefecture, centered around Nagoya, is the castle town of the automobile manufacturer Toyota. Recently, there was a large-scale water leakage problem with the Meiji Waterworks, and this story is set in that area. #Meitetsu #Ruins #Aichi Prefecture <Image Source> ・Geospatial Information Authority of Japan Map, https://maps.gsi.go.jp/ ・iStock, https://www.istockphoto.com/jp ・Shutterstock, https://www.shutterstock.com/ja/