Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
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Akashi Kaikyō Bridge

Suspension bridge in Kobe, Japan.

About

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is a suspension bridge that links the city of Kobe on the Japanese island of Honshu and Iwaya, Awaji on Awaji Island. It is part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, and crosses the busy and turbulent Akashi Strait (Akashi Kaikyō in Japanese). It was completed in 1998, and at the time, was the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world, at 1,991 metres (6,532 ft).

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Location

Open map: Akashi Kaikyō Bridge and 8 nearby attractions

34.61639, 135.02028 · Kobe

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