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Eshima Ohashi Bridge 江島大橋 | |
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Coordinates | 35°31′09″N 133°12′00″E / 35.519167°N 133.2°E |
Crosses | Nakaumi |
Locale | Shimane and Tottori prefectures |
Other name(s) | "Roller Coaster Bridge" |
Maintained by | Sakaiminato management association |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
Width | 11.3 m (37 ft) |
Height | 44.7 m (147 ft) |
Longest span | 250 m (820 ft) |
History | |
Construction start | 1997 |
Construction end | 2004 |
Location | |
The Eshima Ohashi Bridge (Japanese: 江島大橋, Hepburn: Eshima Ōhashi) is a rigid-frame bridge in Japan that connects Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, and Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, over Nakaumi lake. It was built from 1997 to 2004, and it is the largest rigid-frame bridge in Japan and the third largest in the world.[1] Images of the bridge have been widely circulated on the internet, owing to its seemingly steep nature when photographed from a distance with a telephoto lens, but in actuality, it has a less pronounced, 6.1% gradient in the side of Shimane and a 5.1% gradient in the side of Tottori.[2]
Eshima Ohashi Bridge replaced the previous drawbridge, since traffic was obstructed often by ships for about 7 to 8 minutes, only vehicles under 14 tons were allowed and only 4000 vehicles could cross it per day.