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The Eshima Ohashi Bridge (Japanese: 江島大橋, Hepburn: Eshima Ōhashi) is a rigid-frame bridge in Japan that connects Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, and Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, over Nakaumi lake. It was built from 1997 to 2004, and it is the largest rigid-frame bridge in Japan and the third largest in the world. [1]
Fudo Bridge 不動大橋: Lowest girder depth (6m) / longest span (155m) for composite truss in Japan Tanaka Prize (2010) 590 m (1,940 ft) Extradosed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 63+125+155+155+88
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, under construction in December 1995. The original plan called for a mixed railway-road bridge, but when construction on the bridge began in April 1988, it was restricted to road only, with six lanes. Actual construction did not begin until May 1988 and involved more than 100 contractors. [8]
The Eshima Ohashi Bridge in Japan, commonly referred to as the "roller coaster bridge," is notorious for its steep grades that provide drivers with a heart-racing experience. Stretching over ...
This bridge spans a deep river gorge. The bridge's two towers, built on the rims of the gorge, are 269 m (883 ft) tall, but due to the depth of the river gorge between the towers, the deck height of the Duge Bridge is 565 m (1,854 ft). The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge that is both tall (in structural height) and high (in deck height ...
Tanize Suspension Bridge (Japanese: 谷瀬の吊り橋, Hepburn: tanize no tsuribashi), alternatively known as the Tanise Suspension Bridge, is a bridge in Totsukawa, Nara. It is one of Japan's oldest and longest extant wire suspension bridges. [1] The bridge, locally known as 谷瀬大橋 (Tanize-ōhashi, lit.
Green: Great Seto Bridge Yellow: Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway Red: Nishiseto Expressway When in 1889 the first railway in Shikoku was completed between Marugame and Kotohira, a member of the Prefectural Parliament, Jinnojo Ōkubo (大久保諶之丞, Ōkubo Jinnojo, 1849–1891), stated in his speech at the opening ceremony: "The four provinces of Shikoku are like so many remote islands.
natalie419, flickr A new rollercoaster in a Japanese resort town beneath Mount Fuji has bragging rights: Over a little less than a half mile of track, the Takabisha features a bundle of twists and ...