Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge

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Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge
(南備讃瀬戸大橋 Minami Bisan Seto Ō-hashi?)
Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge (南備讃瀬戸大橋, Minami Bisan Seto Ō-hashi?)
The Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge (near bridge) and the Kita 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 1,100 metres (3,609 ft)
Total length 1,648 metres (5,407 ft)
Opening date 1988
Toll 4,850 Yen (Seto-Ohashi Bridge)
Coordinates 34°21′49″N, 133°49′34″E

The Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge (南備讃瀬戸大橋 Minami Bisan Seto Ō-hashi?) is a suspension bridge with a center span of 1,100 metres (3,609 ft). It is the 11th largest suspension bridge in the world. The span carries roadway and Japan Railway rail lines. It is part of the Seto-Chuo Expressway and with the other 5 bridges along this route are collectively known as the Seto-Ohashi Bridges. The nearly identical Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (北備讃瀬戸大橋 Kita Bisan Seto Ō-hashi?) is located immediately to the north.

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