So far, few examples of fallen bridges due to the slope failure caused by earthquakes have been reported in Japan. Such collapses were not considered in the present earthquake design code. Ichinoseki-Nishi Station (IWTH25), mentioned above, is near these damaged points. In addition to the failures noted here, the satellite images indicate that slope failures tended to be generated on the western side of the fault rather than on the eastern side of it. Some of the slope failures facing the river closed the river channel and dammed it up.