Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Explained

The, abbreviated as in Japanese or HSBE in English, operates the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto, Nishiseto, and Seto-Chūō expressways and their respective bridges between the islands of Honshu and Shikoku, Japan. It is headquartered in Chūō-ku, Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture.^[1]

The company was established on October 1, 2005 as a result of the privatization of its predecessor, the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority, itself a successor to the Japan Highway Public Corporation.^[2] The company is responsible for maintaining the three expressways and bridge systems between Honshu and Shikoku,^[3] as well as the management of the Seto-Ōhashi railway line.

Bridges

• Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge
• Ōnaruto Bridge
• Shimotsui-Seto Bridge
• Hitsuishijima Bridge
• Yoshima Bridge
• Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge
• Shin-Onomichi Bridge
• Innoshima Bridge
• Ikuchi Bridge
• Tatara Bridge
• Ōmishima Bridge
• Hakata-Ōshima Bridge
• Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge

External links

• HSBE: Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company

Notes and References

1. Web site: HSBE Corporate Profile . 2009-11-30.
2. Fumitoshi . Mizutani. Shuji . Uranishi . 46th Congress for the European Regional Science Association . 2006 . Volos, Greece. Privatization of the Japan Highway Public Corporation: Policy Assessment . 2008-04-11 .
3. Web site: Using guide of Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway . 2009-11-30 .