Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (Japanese: 明石海峡大橋, Hepburn: Akashi Kaikyō Ōhashi) is a suspension bridge that links the city of Kobe on the Japanese island of Honshu and Iwaya, Awaji on Awaji Island. It is part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, and crosses the busy and turbulent Akashi Strait (Akashi Kaikyō in Japanese). It was completed in 1998, and at the time, was the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world, at 1,991 metres (6,532 ft). Currently, it is the second-longest, behind the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge in Turkey that was opened in March 2022.
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge 明石海峡大橋 View from Kobe towards Awaji Island, 2010 Coordinates34°36′58″N 135°01′14″E / 34.6162°N 135.0205°E CarriesSix lanes of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway and four emergency lanes CrossesAkashi Strait[1] LocaleAwaji Island and Kobe[1] Other namePearl Bridge[2] Maintained byHonshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited (JB Honshi Kōsoku) Characteristics DesignSuspension bridge[3] Total length3,911 metres (12,831 ft)[3] Width35.5 metres (116 ft)[3] Height282.8 metres (928 ft) (pylons)[3] Longest span1,991 metres (6,532 ft)[3] Clearance below 65…
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