Iwakurojima Bridge

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Iwakurojima Bridge
(岩黒島橋, Iwakurojima-kyō)
The Iwakurojima Bridge (near bridge) and Hitsuishijima Bridge
Coordinates34°24′01″N 133°48′36″E / 34.40028°N 133.81000°E / 34.40028; 133.81000
Carries4 lanes of roadway (upper)
2 rail lines (lower)
CrossesSeto Inland Sea
LocaleHitsuishijima
Maintained byHonshū-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Characteristics
DesignDouble-decked cable-stayed bridge
Total length790 metres (2,592 ft)
Longest span420 metres (1,378 ft)
History
Opened1988
Statistics
Toll4,850 Yen (Seto-Ohashi Bridge)
Location
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The Iwakurojima Bridge (岩黒島橋, Iwakurojima-kyō) is a cable-stayed bridge with a center span of 420 metres (1,378 ft). The span carries roadway and Japan Railway rail lines. It is immediately south of the identical Hitsuishijima Bridge (櫃石島橋, Hitsuishijima-kyō). It is the third northernmost bridge of the Seto-Shuo Expressway and with the other 5 bridges along this route are collectively known as the Seto-Ohashi Bridges.

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