also: せっきょう
noun
stone bridge
A bridge made of stone. The reading いしばし is standard; せっきょう is a rare literary reading.
この町には古い石橋が残っている。
An old stone bridge remains in this town.
Standard kanji spelling for 'stone bridge'. The reading せっきょう is rare and archaic.
Rare Sino-Japanese reading, mostly found in historical or literary contexts.
Compound of 石 (ishi, 'stone') and 橋 (hashi, 'bridge'), with rendaku voicing of the second element. The reading せっきょう is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading of the same characters.