General Information
| Other name(s): | 本州四国連絡橋 |
|---|---|
| Completion: | May 1999 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Road and rail connection |
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Location
| km | Name |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 172.9 km | |
| expressway Kobe-Awaji-Naruto | ||
|---|---|---|
| length | 89.0 km | |
| number of lanes | 4 - 6 | |
| expressway Nishi-Seto | ||
| length | 46.6 km | |
| number of lanes | 2 - 4 | |
| expressway Seto-Chuo | ||
| length | 37.3 km | |
| number of lanes | 4 | |
Design Loads
| expressway Kobe-Awaji-Naruto | ||
|---|---|---|
| design speed | 100 km/h | |
| expressway Nishi-Seto | ||
| design speed | 80 km/h | |
| expressway Seto-Chuo | ||
| design speed | 100 km/h | |
Cost
| cost of construction | Japanese yen 2 870 000 000 000 | |
| expressway Kobe-Awaji-Naruto | ||
|---|---|---|
| cost of construction | Japanese yen 1 470 000 000 000 | |
| expressway Nishi-Seto | ||
| cost of construction | Japanese yen 730 000 000 000 | |
| expressway Seto-Chuo | ||
| cost of construction | Japanese yen 670 000 000 000 | |
Chronology
| 1 May 1999 | Construction of the bridges is complete. |
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Application of NDI in fracture control of Honshu-Shikoku bridge project. In: NDT & E International, v. 28, n. 6 (December 1995), pp. 387.
- (2001): Assessment of Cable Maintenance Technologies for Honshu-Shikoku Bridges. In: Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE), v. 6, n. 6 (November - December 2001), pp. 418-424.
- (1987): Bridge behaviour monitoring system on the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Colloquium: Monitoring of Large Structures and Assessment of their Safety, Bergamo, Italy, 1987.
- (1999): Bridge Engineering Handbook. CRC Press, Boca Raton (USA), pp. 65-24 - 65-29.
- (1986): Construction of cable-stayed bridges in Honshu-Shikoku bridges project. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Safety and Quality Assurance of Civil Engineering Structures = Sécurité et assurance de la qualité des structures de génie civil = Sicherheit und Qualitätssicherung von Ingenieurbauwerken, Tokio, Japan, 1986.
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10000005 - Published on:
18/05/1999 - Last updated on:
12/12/2023
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