General Information
| Name in local language: | 来島海峡大橋 (Kurushima Kaikyō Ō-hashi) |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 15 May 1988 |
| Completion: | 1 May 1999 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
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| Structure: |
Triple suspension bridge |
| Function / usage: |
Road connection |
Location
| km | Name |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 32.300 m | |
| total length | 4 105 m |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge (来島海峡大橋, Kurushima Kaikyō Ō-hashi), which connects the island of Ōshima to the main part of Shikoku, was the world's longest suspension bridge structure when completed, in 1999. The bridge is part of the Shimanami Kaidō, an expressway that spans a series of islands and connects Hiroshima Prefecture in Honshū to Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku. The bridge and the expressway were both conceived by the Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Project.
Construction
The Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge consists of three successive suspension bridges with six towers and four anchorages. There is a shared anchorage that joins each suspension bridge to the next. Its construction is similar to the western portion of San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge which is two successive suspension bridges with four towers and one shared anchorage. The bridge's total length of 4,015 metres (13,173 ft), is just a little longer than the total length of the two tower Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, which is 3,911 metres (12,831 ft).
- First Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge (来島海峡第一大橋, Kurushima Kaikyō Daiichi Ō-hashi), main span 600 metres (1,969 ft), ranks 63rd largest two tower suspension bridge
- Second Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge (来島海峡第二大橋, Kurushima Kaikyō Daini Ō-hashi), main span 1,020 metres (3,346 ft), ranks 26th largest
- Third Kurushima Kaikyō Bridge (来島海峡第三大橋, Kurushima Kaikyō Daisan Ō-hashi), main span 1,030 metres (3,379 ft), ranks 25th largest
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1994): A Computer Aided Construction System For Submarine Excavation Of 4a Anchorage For Kurushima Bridge. In: 土木学会論文集 (Doboku Gakkai rombunshū), v. 1994, n. 504 (December 1994), pp. 13-22.
- (1998): Construction of the Kurushima Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, Kobe, Japan, September 1998, pp. 95-96.
- (1999): Equipment of Floodlighting for the Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge. In: Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan, v. 83, n. 7 ( 1999), pp. 467-468.
- (2023): Management of Dry Air Injection System for Main Cables of Suspension Bridges in Honshu-Shikoku Bridges for 20 Years. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Long Span Bridges, Istanbul, Turkey, 26-28 April 2023, pp. 607-614.
- (1999): Road Lighting Installation of the Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge. In: Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan, v. 83, n. 7 ( 1999), pp. 469-470.
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20085672 - Published on:
31/03/2023 - Last updated on:
01/04/2023
