Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge (明石海峡大橋; Akashi-Kaikyō Ōhashi; also known as Pearl Bridge) is a suspension bridge in Japan that crosses the Akashi Strait (Akashi-Kaikyō) linking Maiko in Kobe and Iwaya in Awaji city on Awaji Island, as part of the Honshu-Shikoku Highway. The central section is the longest bridge span in the world at 1991 m. It was planned to be one of three Honshu-Shikoku ...

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Great Seto Bridge, Great Seto Bridge - History, Great Seto Bridge - Named bridges, Great Seto Bridge - Trivia

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Crossing Akashi Strait (ja. 明石海峡, Akashi-Kaikyō), this connection links Hyogo Prefecture on Honshu with Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku, using Awaji Island for most of its length. The route connects to the Sanyo Expressway at its northern terminus, allowing traffic to connect to Himeji, Kobe, and other major cities on Honshu. This connection uses two suspension bridges. The more well-known of the two is the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge, which connects Akashi to Awaji. The other bridge is the Onaru ...

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Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project, Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project - Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project - Seto-Chuo Expressway, Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project - Nishiseto Expressway

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Awaji Island (Japanese. 淡路島; Awajishima) is a 592.1 sq. km. island in Hyogo prefecture, Japan, in the Eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea between the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. As a transit between those two islands Awaji originally means "the road to Awa province". Awaji was also written as 淡道. The island is located at 34.0° N 134.0° E. Geographically it is separated from Honshu by Akashi strait, from Shikoku by Naruto strait. Since 1998 it is connected to Honshu by the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. Si ...

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A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. Designs may be built higher than otherwise needed in order to allow other traffic (particularly ship traffic) beneath. The purpose of a bridge is to allow easier passage by providing a continuous more uniform more easily navigable route via what would otherwise be an uneven or impossible path for the particular kind of thing travelling or being transported, whether people, vehicles, trains, ships, l ...

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1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. 1998 - Events. January 1998 - A massive ice storm, caused by El Niño, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to forests, and a number of deaths. January 1 - Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants. January 2 - Russia begins to circulate new rubl ...

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April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). There are 270 days remaining. April 5 - Events. 33 - (traditional date) Resurrection of Jesus, according to the Christian gospels. (date est. by Sir Isaac Newton) 1242 - During a battle on the ice of Chudskoye Lake, Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. 1614 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. < ...

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Today the Inland Sea serves its coastal areas mainly for two purpose: first international or domestic cargo transportation and second local transportation between coastal areas and islands on it. Major ports are Kobe, Okayama, Takamatsu, Tokushima, Matsuyama and Hiroshima. Honshu and Shikoku are connected with three series of bridges since the late of 1980s, constructed since 1970s. Those series of bridges are from east to west, Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, Great Seto Bridge, Setouchi Shimanami Kaido Express. On the other hand, no bridge over the Inland ...

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Inland Sea, Inland Sea - Geographical features, Inland Sea - Fauna, Inland Sea - History, Inland Sea - Industry, Inland Sea - Transport, Inland Sea - Major tourist sites, Inland Sea - Literature

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List of bridges - Moscow. Bolshoi Kamennyi Bridge Borodinsky Bridge Krymsky Bridge Andreyevsky Bridge Bogdan Khmelnitsky Bridge List of bridges - St Petersburg. Lieutenant Schmidt Bridge Palace Bridge Liteinyi Bridge Troitsky Bridge Peter the Great Bridge Anichkov Bridge Egyptian Bridge Birzhevoy Bridge Tripartite Bridge List of bridges - Other. Saratov Bridge Surgut Bri ...

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The bridge opened on November 1, 1957, and a year later was formally dedicated as "the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages". This designation was chosen because the bridge would not be the world's largest using the customary way of measuring suspension bridges, the length of the center span between the towers -- that title already belonged to the Golden Gate Bridge, which has a longer center span. By saying "between anchorage", the bridge could be considered longer than the Golden Gate Bridge, and also longer than the suspen ...

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Mackinac Bridge, Mackinac Bridge - Longest between anchorages, Mackinac Bridge - History, Mackinac Bridge - Facts and figures, Mackinac Bridge - Trivia

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The construction of the fixed link across the Great Belt became the biggest building project ever in the history of Denmark. In order to connect Halsskov on Zealand with Knudshoved on Funen, 18 kilometres to its west, a two-track railway and a four-lane motorway had to be built, aligned via the small islet Sprogø in the middle of the Great Belt. In general terms, the project comprised three different construction tasks: The Eastern Bridge for road transport, the Eastern Tunnel for rail transport and the Western Bridge for road and rail transport combined. ...

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The coastal area of the Inland Sea is one of most industrialized areas in modern Japan. Besides Osaka, Kobe and Hiroshima, some other major industrial cities are Kurashiki, Kure, Fukuyama, and Ube in Honshu, and Sakaide and Niihama in Shikoku. Innoshima is also known for its ship factory. The main industries are steel production, ship construction and since 1960s oil refining and oil derived production. Thanks to the moderate climate and beautiful landscape, fishing, agriculture and tourism bri ...

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Inland Sea, Inland Sea - Geographical features, Inland Sea - Fauna, Inland Sea - History, Inland Sea - Industry, Inland Sea - Transport, Inland Sea - Major tourist sites, Inland Sea - Literature

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The first bridges were spans made of wooden logs or planks and eventually stones, using a simple support and crossbeam arrangement. The arch was first used by the Roman Empire for bridges and aqueducts, some of which still stand today. The Romans also had cement, which reduced the variation of strength found in natural stone. Brick and mortar bridges were built after the Roman era, as the technology for cement was lost then later rediscovered. Rope bridges, a simple type of suspension bridge, were used by the Inca civilization in the Andes mountains of South America, just prior to E ...

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Bridge, Bridge - History, Bridge - Etymology, Bridge - Types of bridges, Bridge - By use, Bridge - Decorative and ceremonial bridges, Bridge - Index to types of bridges and bridge related topics, Bridge - Bridge structural and evolutionary taxonomy, Bridge - Efficiency, Bridge - Notable bridges

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The bridge was the brainchild of Joseph Strauss, an engineer responsible for over 400 drawbridges, though they were far smaller than this project and mostly inland. Strauss spent over a decade drumming up support in Northern California. Strauss's initial design[3] comprised a massive cantilever on each side connected with a central suspension segment. Other key figures in the bridge's construction include architect Irving Morrow, responsible for the Art Deco touches and the choice of color, and engineer Charles Alton Ellis and bridge designer Leon Moisseiff, who collabo ...

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Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge - History, Golden Gate Bridge - Aesthetics, Golden Gate Bridge - Paintwork, Golden Gate Bridge - Suicides, Golden Gate Bridge - In fiction and film

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Bridges may be classified by their use or by their structure. Bridge - By use. A bridge is usually designed for trains, pedestrian or road traffic, a pipeline or waterway for water transport or barge traffic. In some cases there may be restrictions in use. For example, it may be a bridge carrying a highway and forbidden for pedestrians and bicycles, or a pedestrian bridge, possibly also for bicycles. An aqueduct is a bridge that carries water, resembling a viaduct. Bridge ...

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A bridge's structural efficiency may be considered to be the ratio of load carried to bridge weight, given a specific set of material types. In one common challenge young students are to be divided into groups of two or three and then to be given a fixed quantity of wood sticks, a specific distance to span, and a given glue, and then to construct a bridge that will be tested to destruction by the progressive addition of load at the center of the span. The bridge taking the greatest load is by this test th ...

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Bridge, Bridge - History, Bridge - Etymology, Bridge - Types of bridges, Bridge - By use, Bridge - Decorative and ceremonial bridges, Bridge - Index to types of bridges and bridge related topics, Bridge - Bridge structural and evolutionary taxonomy, Bridge - Efficiency, Bridge - Notable bridges

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The color of the bridge is orange vermilion, deemed International Orange. The color was selected by consulting architect Irving Morrow because it blends well with the natural surroundings yet enhances the bridge's visibility in fog. The bridge is widely considered one of the most beautiful examples of bridge engineering, both as a structural design challenge and for its aesthetic appeal. It was declared one of the modern Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. According to Frommer's travel guide, the Go ...

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Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge - History, Golden Gate Bridge - Aesthetics, Golden Gate Bridge - Paintwork, Golden Gate Bridge - Suicides, Golden Gate Bridge - In fiction and film

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The Inland Sea is 450 km long from east to west. The width from south to north varies from 15 to 55 km. In most places, the water is relatively shallow. The average depth is 37.3 m; the greatest depth is 105 m. The Naruto Strait connects the eastern part of the Inland Sea to the Kii Channel, which in turn connects to the Pacific. The western part of the Inland Sea connects to the Sea of Japan through the Kanmon S ...

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Inland Sea, Inland Sea - Geographical features, Inland Sea - Fauna, Inland Sea - History, Inland Sea - Industry, Inland Sea - Transport, Inland Sea - Major tourist sites, Inland Sea - Literature

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The coastal area of the Inland Sea is one of most famous tourist destinations in Japan. Even before Japan opened to foreigners in the middle of the 19th century, its beauty was praised and introduced to the Western world by those who visited Japan including Philipp Franz von Siebold, and after its opening, Ferdinand von Richthofen and Thomas Cook. Its coastal area, except for Osaka prefecture and a part of Wakayama prefecture, was appointed the Inland Sea National Park (瀬戸内海国立公園, Setonaikai Kokuritsu kōen) on March 16, 19 ...

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Inland Sea, Inland Sea - Geographical features, Inland Sea - Fauna, Inland Sea - History, Inland Sea - Industry, Inland Sea - Transport, Inland Sea - Major tourist sites, Inland Sea - Literature

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It is believed that in the last ice age the sea level was lower than today. After the ice age, sea water poured into a lower part between the Chugoku mountains and Shikoku mountains and formed the Island Sea as we know it today. From ancient times, the Inland Sea served a main transport line between its coastal areas, including what is today the Kansai region and Kyushu. It was also a main transport line between Japan and other countries, including Korea and China. Even after the creation of major highways such as the Nankaido and San ...

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Inland Sea, Inland Sea - Geographical features, Inland Sea - Fauna, Inland Sea - History, Inland Sea - Industry, Inland Sea - Transport, Inland Sea - Major tourist sites, Inland Sea - Literature

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