Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island)

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The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge is a record-breaking suspension bridge in Japan that spans the Akashi Strait, linking the city of Kobe on Honshu with Awaji Island as part of a major highway route.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf steel bridge
suspension bridge
alsoKnownAs Pearl Bridge
carries Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway
road traffic
cityServed Kobe
clearanceBelow about 65 m
connects Awaji Island
Honshu
Kobe
Shikoku via Awaji Island
constructionCost over 500 billion yen
constructionMethod aerodynamic truss-stiffened deck
constructionStartDate 1988
country Japan
crosses Akashi Strait
deckWidth about 35 m
designedBy Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority engineers
designedFor earthquakes
strong sea currents
strong winds
designedLifespan about 200 years
lighting decorative illumination at night
locatedIn Akashi Strait
locatedOnRoute Asian Highway Network route AH1
linked to: Asian Highway 1
mainSpanLength 1991 m
maintainedBy Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company
material steel
nearbyCity Akashi
notableFeature very long main span over busy shipping lane
numberOfLanes 6
numberOfSpans 3
officialName Akashi Kaikyō Ōhashi
openedToTraffic 1998-04-05
openingDate 1998-04-05
owner Japan
partOf Honshu–Shikoku Highway
Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway
prefecture Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED
purpose link Honshu and Shikoku via Awaji Island
recordHeld longest central span of any suspension bridge at time of completion
region Kansai region
sideSpanLength 960 m
toll yes
totalLength 3911 m
towerHeight about 298 m

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Minamiawaji connectedBy Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island)
Kajima Corporation notableProject Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (construction participation)
linked to: Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island)
Maiko Marine Promenade accessPoint Maiko side of Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
linked to: Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island)