Albuquerque Bridge

Not to be confused with Rio Puerco Bridge.

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 アルバカーキ橋
Albuquerque Bridge during the Obon Festival
Coordinates	33°10′46″N 129°42′53″E
Crosses	Sasebo River
Locale	Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture
Begins	Urban Sasebo
Ends	Sasebo City Park and Nimitz Park
Named for	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Owner	Sasebo City[1]
Website	pref.nagasaki.jp/bunrui/machidukuri/toshikeikaku-kokudoriyo/keikan/471154.html
Location

Foundation Day celebration in 2024

Etymology

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]