Tatara Bridge 1999
Tatara Bridge 1999
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The Bridge
There are three routes, constructed in the 1990s, that connect the islands of Honshu and Shikoku in Japan across the Seto Inland Sea. The western crossing has a complex of seven major bridges. One of these is the 890m-main-span Tatara Bridge which connects Ikuchi Island to Ohmishima Island. Further south on this route are the Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridges.
The Tatara Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge with distinctive A-shaped steel towers, that are 220m high. It carries the two-lane Nishiseto Expressway (also known as the Shimanami Kaido).
Tatara Bridge
One of the world's longest span cable-stayed suspension bridges
Key Facts
Four-lane road bridge
Part of the Nishiseto Expressway
Location
Hiroshima to Ehime, Japan
Across the Seto Inland Sea
Part of the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project
Consulting Engineers
Honshu Shikoku Bridge Authority
Description
Cable-stayed suspension bridge
890m main span
1,480m total length
Main contractors
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Construction
Began in 1993
Opened 1 May 1999
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