Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge 来島海峡大橋 | |
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| Coordinates | 34°07′14″N132°59′51″E / 34.12056°N 132.99750°E /34.12056; 132.99750 |
| Carries | 4 lanes of roadway moped lane bicycle/pedestrian lane |
| Crosses | Seto Inland Sea |
| Locale | Imabari, Ehime,Japan |
| Maintained by | Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Project |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Total length | 4,015 metres (13,173 ft)[1] |
| Width | 27 metres (89 ft)[1] |
| History | |
| Construction start | May 15, 1988 |
| Opened | May 1, 1999 |
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 Interactive map of Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge | |
TheKurushima Kaikyō Bridge (来島海峡大橋,Kurushima Kaikyō Ō-hashi), which connects the island ofŌshima to the main part ofShikoku, was the world's longestsuspension bridge structure[2] when completed, in 1999. The bridge is part of theShimanami Kaidō, anexpressway that spans a series of islands and connectsHiroshima Prefecture in Honshū toEhime Prefecture in Shikoku, which is the smallest of Japan's four main islands. The bridge and the expressway were both conceived by theHonshū-Shikoku Bridge Project.
The Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge consists of three successive suspension bridges with six towers and four anchorages. There is a shared anchorage that joins each suspension bridge to the next. Its construction is similar to the western portion ofSan Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge which is two successive suspension bridges with four towers and one shared anchorage. The bridge's total length of 4,015 metres (13,173 ft), is just a little longer than the total length of the two-towerAkashi Kaikyō Bridge, which is 3,911 metres (12,831 ft).
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