Ikitsuki Bridge
Coordinates: 33 ° 21 ′ 11 ″ N , 129 ° 26 ′ 17 ″ E
| Ikitsuki Bridge 生 月 大橋 |
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| use | Road bridge | |
| construction | Truss bridge , continuous beam | |
| overall length | 960 m | |
| width | 6.5 m | |
| Longest span | 400 m | |
| start of building | 1983 | |
| completion | 1991 | |
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The Ikitsuki Bridge ( Japanese 生 月 大橋 , Ikitsuki-ōhashi ) is a road bridge in Japan that connects Hirado Island in Nagasaki Prefecture with the offshore island of Ikitsuki.
The bridge was built between 1983 and 1991. It is a total of 960 m long and crosses the strait between the islands at a clear height of 31 m. It is 6.5 m wide and has two lanes. Since it is only approved for motor vehicles, it has no sidewalk or bike path.
It consists of an 800 m long steel lattice girder supported by four concrete pillars with spans of 200 + 400 + 200 m, a short girder bridge in front of the high bank of Hirado Island and a four-span ramp bridge that connects the bridge to Ikitsukicho Minamimem, which is practically at sea level connects. The truss is the longest continuous truss in the world.
It has been toll-free since 2010.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Japan Society of Civil Engineers (Ed.): Civil Engineering in Japan. Volumes 29–31, 1990, p. 183 ( digitized snippet )