Hitsuishijima Bridge

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Hitsuishijima Bridge
(櫃石島橋 Hitsuishijima-kyō?)
Hitsuishijima Bridge (櫃石島橋, Hitsuishijima-kyō?)
The Hitsuishijima Bridge (far bridge) and Iwakurojima 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′34″N, 133°48′27″E

The Hitsuishijima Bridge (櫃石島橋 Hitsuishijima-kyō?) is a cable-stayed bridge with a center span of 420 metres (1,378 ft). The span carries roadway and the Seto-Ōhashi Line railway tracks. It is immediately north of the identical Iwakurojima Bridge (岩黒島橋 Iwakurojima-kyō?). It is the second 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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