General Information
| Name in local language: | 生月大橋 (Ikitsuki-ōhashi) |
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| Beginning of works: | 1983 |
| Completion: | 1991 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Continuous truss bridge |
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| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 400.0 m | |
| width | 6.5 m | |
| total length | 960.0 m | |
| span lengths | 200 m - 400 m - 200 m | |
| number of spans | 3 |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
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). It is the longest continuous truss bridge in the world.
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.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Ikitsuki Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1995): A Study On Fluoropolymer Based Paint Of A Long Continuous Truss Bridge, Ikitsuki Bridge. In: 土木学会論文集 (Doboku Gakkai rombunshū), v. 1995, n. 522 (September 1995), pp. 69-76.
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21/10/2016
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