Kanmon Bridge

Kanmonkyo bridge from the Moji side

Bridge view

View of main span

The Kanmon Bridge or Kanmonkyō (関門橋 Kanmonkyō Kanmon bridge) (Asian Highway Network ) is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the bridge is Shimonoseki (下関, which contributed "Kan" to the name of the strait) and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji (門司), gave the strait its "mon".

The Kanmon bridge was opened to vehicles on November 14, 1973 and connected to the Kyūshū Expressway on March 27, 1984. It is among the 50 largest suspension bridges in the world with a central span of 712 metres (779 yards).

See also

• List of largest suspension bridges
• Kanmon Tunnel

References

External links

• Kanmon Bridge at Structurae

Coordinates: 33°57′43″N 130°57′30″E / 33.96194°N 130.95833°E / 33.96194; 130.95833