Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
suspension bridge in Kobe, Japan
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Summary
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge is a suspension bridge[1]. It draws 4,902 Wikipedia views per month (suspension bridge category, ranking #22 of 199).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: The Japan Society of Civil Engineers Tanaka Prize[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tarumi-ku[4], Awaji[5]
- Country: Japan[6]
- Instance of: steel bridge[7], road bridge[8]
- Maintained by: Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company[9]
- Named after: Akashi Strait[10]
- Crosses: Akashi Strait[11]
- Location: Awaji Island[12]
- Designed by: Satoshi Kashima[13]
- Part of: Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Project[14], 100 Fine Bridges of Japan[15]
- Commons category: Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge[16]
- Has part(s): Maiko Marine Promenade[17]
- Inception: September 18, 1996[18]
- Service entry: April 5, 1998[19]
- Official website: https://www.jb-honshi.co.jp/[20], https://www.jb-honshi.co.jp/english/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge[22]
- Commons gallery: Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge[23]
- Number of spans: 3[24]
- Date of official opening: April 5, 1998[25]
- Native label: 明石海峡大橋[26]
- Length: 3911 m[27]
- Height: 282.8 m[28]
- Carries thoroughfare: Japan National Route 28[29], Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway[30]
- Fee: 2300 yen[31]
- Longest span: 1991 m[32]
Why It Matters
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
FAQs
What awards did Akashi Kaikyō Bridge receive?
Honors received include The Japan Society of Civil Engineers Tanaka Prize[3].