Tuesday, July 17, 2007

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Great Pic
The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge (明石海峡大橋, Akashi Kaikyō Ō-hashi?), also known as Pearl Bridge, is a suspension bridge in Japan that crosses the Akashi Strait; it links Maiko in Kobe and Iwaya on Awaji Island as part of the Honshū-Shikoku Highway. It is the longest suspension bridge in the world to date, as measured by the length of its center span 1,991 metres (6,532 ft), substantially longer than the second longest suspension bridge, the Danish Great Belt Bridge. Total length is 3,911 metres (12,831 ft). It was planned to be one of three Honshū-Shikoku connecting bridges, annexing two borders of the Inland Sea.


And it's not even half the length of our Penang Bridge

Carries 6 lanes of roadway
Crosses Akashi Strait
Locale Awaji Island and Kobe
Maintained by Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Design Suspension bridge
Longest span 1,991 metres (6,532 ft)
Total length 3,911 metres (12,831 ft)
Clearance below 65.72 meters
Opening date April 5, 1998
Toll 2,300 Yen or US$20
Coordinates 34°36′59″N, 135°01′13″E


Source: Wikipedia
Pic Source: 明石海峡大橋 観光情報

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