Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island)

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The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge is a record-breaking suspension bridge in Japan that spans the Akashi Strait, linking the city of Kobe on Honshu with Awaji Island as part of a major highway route.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf steel bridge ⓘ
suspension bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pearl Bridge ⓘ
carries Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ
cityServed Kobe ⓘ
clearanceBelow about 65 m ⓘ
connects Awaji Island ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ
Kobe ⓘ
Shikoku via Awaji Island ⓘ
constructionCost over 500 billion yen ⓘ
constructionMethod aerodynamic truss-stiffened deck ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1988 ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
crosses Akashi Strait ⓘ
deckWidth about 35 m ⓘ
designedBy Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority engineers ⓘ
designedFor earthquakes ⓘ
strong sea currents ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
designedLifespan about 200 years ⓘ
lighting decorative illumination at night ⓘ
locatedIn Akashi Strait ⓘ
locatedOnRoute Asian Highway Network route AH1 ⓘ
linked to: Asian Highway 1
mainSpanLength 1991 m ⓘ
maintainedBy Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
nearbyCity Akashi ⓘ
notableFeature very long main span over busy shipping lane ⓘ
numberOfLanes 6 ⓘ
numberOfSpans 3 ⓘ
officialName Akashi Kaikyō Ōhashi ⓘ
openedToTraffic 1998-04-05 ⓘ
openingDate 1998-04-05 ⓘ
owner Japan ⓘ
partOf Honshu–Shikoku Highway ⓘ
Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway ⓘ
prefecture Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose link Honshu and Shikoku via Awaji Island ⓘ
recordHeld longest central span of any suspension bridge at time of completion ⓘ
region Kansai region ⓘ
sideSpanLength 960 m ⓘ
toll yes ⓘ
totalLength 3911 m ⓘ
towerHeight about 298 m ⓘ

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Minamiawaji → connectedBy → Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island) ⓘ
Kajima Corporation → notableProject → Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (construction participation) ⓘ
linked to: Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island)
Maiko Marine Promenade → accessPoint → Maiko side of Akashi Kaikyo Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island)