This single storey bridge corridor topped by a gable roof with base tiles is one of the three bridges that spans the valley as it leads to Tatchu (sub-temple), Ryogin-an Temple and Sokushu-in Temple from the head temple and, it and its downstream counterparts Tsuten-kyo Bridge and Gaun-kyo Bridge, are known as the Three Bridges of Tofuku-ji Temple.
本坊より塔頭、龍吟・即宗両院に至る三ノ橋渓谷に架かる単層切妻造り・桟瓦葺きの木造橋廊で、下流の通天・臥雲両橋とともに東福寺三名橋と呼ばれる。