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Akashi-kaikyo Bridge

Akashi-kaikyo Bridge
Akashi-kaikyo Bridge
Akashi-kaikyo Bridge
Type 3-span continuous 2-hinges
Stiffening truss
Suspension bridge
Bridge Length 3,911 (960 + 1,990 + 961) m
Width 30m
Steel Weight Towers;50,000 t (YBC = 2,716 t) , Cables;54,000 t
Stiffening girders;86,200 t
(YBC = 6,177 t)
Completed 1998

Ohnaruto Bridge

Ohnaruto Bridge
Ohnaruto Bridge
Type 3-span continuous 2-hinges
Stiffening truss
Suspension bridge
Bridge Length 1,629 (93 + 330 + 876 + 330) m
Width 30m
Steel Weight Towers;8,745 t, Cables;15,641 t
Stiffening girders;35,110 t
(YBC = 4,736 t)
Completed 1985

Rainbow Bridge

Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge
Type 3-span continuous 2-hinges
Stiffening truss
Suspension bridge
Bridge Length 793 (111.5 + 570 + 111.5) m
Width 30m
Steel Weight 45,500 t (YBC = 4,791 t)
Completed 1993

Kurushima-kaikyo No.3 Bridge

Kurushima-kaikyo No.3 Bridge
Kurushima-kaikyo No.3 Bridge
Type Single-span 2-hinges
Stiffening Box girder
Suspension bridge
Bridge Length 1,030 (230 + 1,030 + 230) m
Width 24m
Steel Weight Stiffening girders;13,249 t
(YBC = 3,919 t)
Completed 1999
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