Friday, October 14, 2011

WORLD’S BRIDGES … JAPAN

 

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AKASHI-KAIKYO BRIDGE

Kobe-Naruto, Japan

The Akashi-Kaikyo bridge is the daddy of all suspension bridges.

The Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge also known as the Pearl Bridge, has the longest central span of any suspension bridge, at 1,991 metres (6,532 ft). It is located in Japan and was completed in 1998. The bridge links the city of Kobe on the mainland of Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji Island by crossing the busy Akashi Strait. It carries part of the Honshu-Shikoku Highway.

The bridge is one of the key links of the Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Project, which created three routes across the Inland Sea.

Total length     3,911 meters (12,831 ft)
Height     282.8 metres (928 ft) (pylons)
Longest span     1,991 meters (6,532 ft)
Clearance below     65.72 metres
Construction begin     1988
Construction end     1998
Opened     April 5, 1998

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