Suspension Bridges Crossing Akashi Strait
This is a list of the only bridge from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Akashi Strait. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1998: Akashi Kaikyo
Maiko, Tarumi-ward, Kobe and Matsuho, Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan - Akashi Strait
| Bridgemeister ID: | 501 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1998 |
| Name: | Akashi Kaikyo |
| Also Known As: | 明石海峡大橋 |
| Location: | Maiko, Tarumi-ward, Kobe and Matsuho, Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan |
| Crossing: | Akashi Strait |
| Coordinates: | 34.630617 N 135.0327 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority |
| References: | BAR, BBR, BDU, CTW, PS199803, SA199712b |
| Use: | Vehicular (major highway) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2020) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 1,991 meters (6,532.2 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 960 meters (3,149.6 feet) |
| Deck width: | 35.5 meters |
Notes:
- Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1981 Humber - Hull, Humberside, England, United Kingdom.
- Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 2022 Çanakkale 1915 - Sütlüce, Gelibolu and Lapseki, Çanakkale, Türkiye.
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