Konohana Bridge Explained

Konohana Bridge
Native Name:此花大橋
Native Name Lang:ja
Coordinates:34.6665°N 135.4146°W
Carries:Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses:Port of Osaka
Locale:Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan
Owner:Osaka City
Length:1570.60NaN0[1]
Width:24.50NaN0
Height:98.60NaN0
Mainspan:3000NaN0
Builder:Hitachi Zosen, MHI, Yokogawa Bridge, KHI[2]
Begin:1979
Complete:March 1990

The is a self-anchored suspension bridge located in Osaka, Japan. Opened for traffic in 1990, it has a main span of 300m (1,000feet). The bridge's unusual design has only a single main cable. At the time of its completion it was the largest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world. Its centre span has been tied by the Yeongjong Grand Bridge in Korea which has slightly larger side spans. As of late 2012, the single tower eastern span replacement of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge has a longer span of 385m (1,263feet).

References

  1. Web site: 橋梁年鑑データベース . 2022-09-09 . Japan Bridge Association. ja.
  2. Web site: 此花大橋. 2022-09-19. kintsuri.main.jp. ja.

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