Ōnaruto Bridge
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Ōnaruto Bridge (大鳴門橋 Ōnaruto-kyō?) |
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Carries | 4 lanes of roadway |
Crosses | Naruto Strait |
Locale | Naruto, Tokushima and Awaji Island |
Maintained by | Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Authority |
Design | Suspension bridge |
Longest span | 876 metres (2,874 ft) |
Clearance below | 41 metres (135 ft) |
AADT | 18,600 |
Opening date | 1985 |
Coordinates | Coordinates: |
The Ōnaruto Bridge (大鳴門橋 Ōnaruto-kyō?) is a suspension bridge on the route connecting Kobe with Naruto, Tokushima, Japan. Completed in 1985, it has a main span of 876 metres (2,874 ft). Although it is one of the largest bridges in the world, it is dwarfed by the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, which is on the same route. In 2004, 6.8 million cars and trucks crossed this bridge, translating into a daily average of about 18,600.
[edit] External links
- The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ōnaruto Bridge.
- Ōnaruto Bridge in the Structurae database
- The 'Honshu Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company'
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