Sky Gate Bridge R

Sky Gate Bridge R
スカイゲートブリッジR
Coordinates 34°25′35″N 135°16′42″E / 34.426333°N 135.278361°E / 34.426333; 135.278361Coordinates: 34°25′35″N 135°16′42″E / 34.426333°N 135.278361°E / 34.426333; 135.278361
Carries 3 automobile lanes, 2 rail lines
Crosses sea
Locale Izumisano, Osaka,  Japan
Official name 関西国際空港連絡橋 (Kansai Kokusai Kūkō Renrakukyō)
Characteristics
Design Truss bridge
Total length 3,750 m (12,303 ft)
Longest span 150 m (492 ft)
History
Opened 1991

Sky Gate Bridge R, serving the Kansai International Airport of Osaka, Japan, is the longest double-decked truss bridge in the world. It carries three lanes of automobile traffic on top and two of rail below over nine truss spans.

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