Hakata-Ōshima Bridge

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Hakata-Ōshima Bridge
(伯方・大島大橋 Hakata Ōshima Ō-hashi?)
Hakata-Ōshima Bridge (伯方・大島大橋, Hakata Ōshima Ō-hashi?)
Carries 4 lanes of roadway
Crosses Seto Inland Sea
Locale Hakatajima and Ōshima
Maintained by Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Design Suspension bridge
Longest span 560 metres (1,837 ft)
Total length 840 metres (2,756 ft)
Opening date 1988
Coordinates 34°11′37″N, 133°04′27″E

The Hakata-Ōshima Bridge (伯方・大島大橋 Hakata Ōshima Ōhashi?) is a Japanese suspension bridge, part of the 59 kilometer Nishiseto Expressway connecting the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. Completed in 1988, it has a main span of 560 meters and connects Hakatajima with Ōshima. The expressway connects seven small islands and also includes several other long span bridges including the Tatara Bridge, the Innoshima Bridge, and the Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge.

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