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 NERFINISHED
carries Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway NERFINISHED
road traffic
cityServed Kobe NERFINISHED
clearanceBelow about 65 m
connects Awaji Island NERFINISHED
Honshu NERFINISHED
Kobe NERFINISHED
Shikoku via Awaji Island
constructionCost over 500 billion yen
constructionMethod aerodynamic truss-stiffened deck
constructionStartDate 1988
country Japan
crosses Akashi Strait NERFINISHED
deckWidth about 35 m
designedBy Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority engineers NERFINISHED
designedFor earthquakes
strong sea currents
strong winds
designedLifespan about 200 years
lighting decorative illumination at night
locatedIn Akashi Strait NERFINISHED
locatedOnRoute Asian Highway Network route AH1 NERFINISHED
mainSpanLength 1991 m
maintainedBy Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company NERFINISHED
material steel
nearbyCity Akashi NERFINISHED
notableFeature very long main span over busy shipping lane
numberOfLanes 6
numberOfSpans 3
officialName Akashi Kaikyō Ōhashi NERFINISHED
openedToTraffic 1998-04-05
openingDate 1998-04-05
owner Japan NERFINISHED
partOf Honshu–Shikoku Highway NERFINISHED
Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway NERFINISHED
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)