Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge (南備讃瀬戸大橋 Minami Bisan Seto Ō-hashi ) | |
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The Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge (near bridge) and the Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge |
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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 |
Total length | 1,648 m (5,407 ft) |
Longest span | 1,100 m (3,609 ft) |
Opened | 1988 |
Toll | 4,850 yen (Seto-Ōhashi) |
The Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge (南備讃瀬戸大橋 Minami Bisan Seto Ōhashi ) is a suspension bridge with a center span of 1,100 meters (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 five bridges along this route are collectively known as the Great Seto Bridge (Seto Ōhashi). The nearly identical Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (北備讃瀬戸大橋 Kita Bisan Seto Ōhashi ) is located immediately to the north.
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