Ikitsuki Bridge

Ikitsuki Bridge
Coordinates 33°21′11″N 129°26′17″E / 33.3531°N 129.4380°E / 33.3531; 129.4380Coordinates: 33°21′11″N 129°26′17″E / 33.3531°N 129.4380°E / 33.3531; 129.4380
Locale Ikitsuki, Nagasaki
Characteristics
Design Continuous truss bridge
Material Steel
Longest span 400 metres (1,312.336 ft)
History
Construction start 1991

The Ikitsuki Bridge is a continuous truss bridge that connects Ikitsuki to Hirado Island. Completed in 1991, it has a main span of 400 meters (1,300 feet).[1] It is the longest continuous truss bridge in the world. [2]

History

The bridge allows automobile access from Ikitsuki to Hirado and the rest of Japan. Previously, the only option to travel off Ikitsuki was by ferry to various ports in Kyūshū.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Civil Engineering in Japan, Volumes 29-31. Japan Society of Civil Engineers. 1990. p. 183.
  2. ↑ http://www.aisc.org/Content/ContentGroups/Documents/NSBA5/20_NSBA_LongestSpans.PDF%5B%5D


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