Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
明石海峡大橋
Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
318 feet high / 97 meters high
6,532 foot span / 1,991 meter span
1998
With the longest bridge span in the world at 6,532 feet (1,991 mtrs), few people realize the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge (97 meters high) also has the highest bridge deck in the world located at sea level across a port, harbor or bay. While much of this is due to the length, the extra height was also the result of the 46 foot (14 mtr) deep deck truss - the deepest ever built for a suspension bridge at the time of completion.
最大支間長が1,991mという世界一長い明石海峡大橋(高さ97m)は、余り多くの人は気づかないかもしれませが、海峡にかけて海面上に位置するデッキもまた世界一高いということです。
You can read more about this incredible bridge at the Wikipedia entry below.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akashi_Kaiky%C5%8D_Bridge
Image by Tom Miyagawa Coulton.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com.
A model of the Seta Ohashi Bridge with its 1,100 meter span inside the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge visitors center. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com.
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge satellite image.
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge location map.