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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
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
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
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 |