Shimotsui-Seto Bridge

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Shimotsui-Seto Bridge
(下津井瀬戸大橋 Shimotsui Seto Ō-hashi?)
Shimotsui-Seto Bridge (下津井瀬戸大橋, Shimotsui Seto Ō-hashi?)
Carries 4 lanes of roadway (upper)
2 rail lines (lower)
Crosses Seto Inland Sea
Locale Hitsuishijima and Honshū
Maintained by Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Design Double-decked suspension bridge
Longest span 940 metres (3,084 ft)
Total length 1,400 metres (4,593 ft)
Opening date 1988
Toll 4,850 Yen (Seto-Ohashi Bridge)
Coordinates 34°25′50″N 133°48′22″E / 34.43056, 133.80611Coordinates: 34°25′50″N 133°48′22″E / 34.43056, 133.80611

The Shimotsui-Seto Bridge (下津井瀬戸大橋 Shimotsui Seto Ō-hashi?) is a suspension bridge with a center span of 940 metres (3,084 ft) which connects Honshū with the island of Hitsuishijima. It is the 22nd largest suspension bridge in the world. The span carries roadway and the Seto-Ōhashi Line railway tracks. It is the 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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