Bridge Name: | Hakuchō Bridge |
Carries: | two lanes of roadway |
Crosses: | Muroran bay |
Locale: | Jin-ya, Muroran and Shukuzu, Muroran |
Design: | Suspension bridge |
Mainspan: | 1380m (4,530feet) |
Length: | 720m (2,360feet) |
Height: | 140m (460feet) (pylons) |
Below: | 54.45m (178.64feet) |
Begin: | 1985 |
Complete: | 1998 |
Open: | 13 June 1998 |
Toll: | None |
Coordinates: | 42.3528°N 140.9519°W |
The is a suspension bridge in Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan. Opened on 17 April 1998, it has a main span of 720m (2,360feet). It is the first section of the Hakuchō Shindō that is signed as an alternate route of Japan National Route 37.[1]
Several windmills line the bridge which provide lighting at night to the park golf link nearby. The winds are extremely high on the bridge, so pedestrians, bikes, and motorbikes are prohibited from crossing.