In 1868 of the late Edo period a conflict that occurred between the new government army and the Bakufu-gun (Shogunate army) around Koeda-bashi Bridge along the Toba-kaido Road triggered the Battle of Toba and Fushimi, turning the areas along the road into battle fields.
幕末の慶応4年（1868年）、鳥羽街道の小枝橋付近で起こった新政府軍と幕府軍との間での衝突によって、鳥羽・伏見の戦いが起こり、沿道は戦いの場となった。