Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge

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Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge
(北備讃瀬戸大橋 Kita Bisan Seto Ō-hashi?)
Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (北備讃瀬戸大橋, Kita Bisan Seto Ō-hashi?)
The Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (far bridge) and the Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge
Carries 4 lanes of roadway (upper)
2 rail lines (lower)
Crosses Seto Inland Sea
Maintained by Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Design Double-decked suspension bridge
Longest span 990 metres (3,248 ft)
Total length 1,538 metres (5,046 ft)
Opening date 1985
Toll 4,850 Yen (Seto-Ohashi Bridge)
Coordinates 34°22′42″N, 133°49′16″E

The Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (北備讃瀬戸大橋 Kita Bisan Seto Ō-hashi?) is a suspension bridge with a center span of 990 metres (3,248 ft). It is the 19th largest suspension bridge in the world. The span carries roadway and Japan Railway rail lines. It is part of the Seto-Shuo Expressway and with the other 5 bridges along this route are collectively known as the Seto-Ohashi Bridges. The nearly identical Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge (南備讃瀬戸大橋 Minami Bisan Seto Ō-hashi?) is located immediately to the south.

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Crossings of the Seto-Chuo Expressway
North
Yoshima Bridge
Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge
South
Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge