Meiko Nishi Ohashi roadway bridges | |
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Crosses | port of Nagoya |
Locale | Nagoya |
Design | semi-fan cable-stayed bridges with continuous steel-box girder decks and "A"-frame pylons[1] |
Material | steel |
Total length | approximately 758 metres (2,487 ft) (both) |
Height | 122 metres (400 ft) (pylons) |
Longest span | 406 metres (1,332 ft) (1985 bridge)[2] 405 metres (1,329 ft) (1997 bridge)[3] |
Number of spans | 3 each |
Piers in water | 2 each |
Opened | 1985 (1st) 1997 (2nd) |
The Meiko Nishi Ohashi roadway bridges are two cable-stayed bridges, completed in 1985 and 1997, crossing the port of Nagoya in Japan. Their pylons are "A" shaped and painted bright red.