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 13th longest suspension bridge span in the world. The span carries roadway and the Seto-Ōhashi Line railway tracks. 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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