Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
suspension bridge in Kobe, Japan
The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (明石海峡大橋, Akashi Kaikyō Ō-hashi), also known as the Pearl Bridge, is the world's longest suspension bridge.[2]
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge 明石海峡大橋 | |
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Coordinates | 34°36′58″N 135°01′14″E / 34.6162°N 135.0205°E |
Carries | Six lanes of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway and four emergency lanes |
Crosses | Akashi Strait |
Locale | Awaji Island and Kobe |
Other name(s) | Pearl Bridge[1] |
Maintained by | Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited (JB Honshi Kōsoku) |
Characteristics | |
Design | Suspension bridge |
Total length | 3,911 metres (12,831 ft; 2.430 mi) |
Height | 282.8 metres (928 ft) (pylons) |
Longest span | 1,991 metres (6,532 ft; 1.237 mi) |
Clearance below | 65.72 metres (215.6 ft) |
History | |
Designer | Satoshi Kashima |
Construction start | 1988 |
Construction end | 1998 |
Opened | April 5, 1998 |
Statistics | |
Toll | ¥2,300 |
Location | |
Akashi-Kaikyō connects the island of Honshu with Awaji Island in the Seto Inland Sea. The bridge is part of the Honshu-Shikoku Highway which allows automobiles to cross the Akashi Strait.[2]
History
changeThe construction of the bridge began in May 1988. The bridge was opened on April 5, 1998.[2]
The cost of building the bridge is estimated at 500 billion yen.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Akashi Strait, Japan". Road Traffic Technology. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cooper, James D. "World's Longest Suspension Bridge Opens in Japan," Public Roads (US), July/August 1998, Vol. 62, No. 1. Retrieved 2012-3-24.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Structurae, Akashi Kaikyo Bridge