Iwakurojima Bridge

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Iwakurojima Bridge
(岩黒島橋 Iwakurojima-kyō?)
Iwakurojima Bridge (岩黒島橋, Iwakurojima-kyō?)
The Iwakurojima Bridge (near bridge) and Hitsuishijima Bridge
Carries 4 lanes of roadway (upper)
2 rail lines (lower)
Crosses Seto Inland Sea
Locale Hitsuishijima
Maintained by Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Design Double-decked cable-stayed bridge
Longest span 420 metres (1,378 ft)
Total length 790 metres (2,592 ft)
Opening date 1988
Toll 4,850 Yen (Seto-Ohashi Bridge)
Coordinates 34°24′01″N, 133°48′36″E

The Iwakurojima Bridge (岩黒島橋 Iwakurojima-kyō?) is a cable-stayed bridge with a center span of 420 metres (1,378 ft). The span carries roadway and Japan Railway rail lines. It is immediately south of the identical Hitsuishijima Bridge (櫃石島橋 Hitsuishijima-kyō?). It is the third northernmost bridge of the Seto-Shuo Expressway and with the other 5 bridges along this route are collectively known as the Seto-Ohashi Bridges.

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Crossings of the Seto-Chuo Expressway
North
Hitsuishijima Bridge
Iwakurojima Bridge
South
Yoshima Bridge