Akinada Bridge

The Akinada Bridge (安芸灘大橋, Akinada Ō-hashi) is a suspension bridge in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan that crosses the Seto Inland Sea. Completed in 1999, it has a main span of 750 m.[1] It was constructed by Penta-Ocean Construction, at a cost of 50 billion yen.[2]

Akinada Bridge

安芸灘大橋
Coordinates34°12′22″N 132°40′46″E
CarriesMotor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles
CrossesSeto Inland Sea
LocaleKure, Hiroshima, Japan
Maintained byHiroshima Prefecture Road Corporation
Characteristics
DesignSuspension bridge
Total length1,175 m (3,855 ft)
Width12.7 m (42 ft)
Height119.45 m (392 ft)
Longest span750 m (2,461 ft)
Clearance below40 m (131 ft) at mid-span
History
Construction end1999
Opened18 January 2000
Akinada Bridge
Location in Hiroshima Prefecture

Overview

The bridge was opened to traffic on 18 January 2000. The bridge is part of Hiroshima Prefecture Route 74, a route that begins in Honshu and crosses over the Seto Inland Sea via the Akinada Bridge to Shimo-kamagari Island to the south. The bridge is tolled and operated by the Hiroshima Prefecture Road Corporation. It is the longest bridge in Japan to be maintained by a prefecture.[3]

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References

  1. "橋梁年鑑 安芸灘大橋 詳細データ" [Bridge data Akinada Bridge] (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. http://www.hprc.or.jp/akinada_bridge.htm
  3. "安芸灘大橋(あきなだおおはし)" [Akinada Bridge] (in Japanese). 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.


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