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, a sister city of Sasebo. The bridge connects Urban Sasebo to Sasebo City Park and Nimitz Park, the latter of which is owned by the United Service Organisations (USO), a charitable organisation which provides entertainment and contact to their family for the US military.


Etymology

Albuquerque Bridge was named on November 1, 1966, the same day Albuquerque and Sasebo became sister cities. It was named this way to symbolise a friendship between the two cities, as well as Japan and the United States.


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