Akinada Bridge

Akinada Bridge

安芸灘大橋
Coordinates34°12′22″N 132°40′46″E / 34.20611°N 132.67944°E / 34.20611; 132.67944
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; 26 years ago (1999)
Opened18 January 2000; 24 years ago (2000-01-18)
Location
Map

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 (2,460 ft).[1] The first and largest bridge on the Akinada Tobishima Kaido, it was constructed by Penta-Ocean Construction, at a cost of 50 billion yen.[2]

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] The average daily traffic volume on the bridge was 4,000 vehicles by May 2000, far exceeding the expected volume of 2,400 vehicles using it every day.[2]

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. ^ a b "AkinadaBridge-Hiroshima Pref Road Public Corp". Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  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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