Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo)

Rainbow Bridge レインボーブリッジ
Coordinates	35°38′11″N 139°45′49″E / 35.63639°N 139.76361°E / 35.63639; 139.76361
Carries	Upper deck: 4 vehicle lanes (2 per direction) of Shuto Expressway Daiba Route Lower deck: Yurikamome, Tokyo Prefectural Route 482, pedestrian walkways
Crosses	Tokyo Bay
Locale	Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Characteristics
Total length	798 m (2,618 ft)
Width	49 m (161 ft)
Height	126 m (413 ft) (towers), 52 m (171 ft) (roadway)
Longest span	570 m (1,870 ft)
No. of spans	3
History
Construction end	1993
Opened	August 26, 1993
Location

The Rainbow Bridge (レインボーブリッジ, Reinbō Buridji) is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between Shibaura Pier and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

It is named Tōkyō Kō Renrakukyō (東京港連絡橋) as the official name in Japanese.

It was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries,^[1][2] with construction starting in 1987 and completed in 1993.^[3] The bridge is 798 m (2,618 ft) long with a main span of 580 m (1,903 ft).^[4] Officially called the "Shuto Expressway No. 11 Daiba Route - Port of Tokyo Connector Bridge",^[5] the name "Rainbow Bridge" was decided by the public.

The towers supporting the bridge are white in color, designed to harmonize with the skyline of central Tokyo seen from Odaiba. There are lamps placed on the wires supporting the bridge, which are illuminated into three different colors, red, white and green every night using solar energy obtained during the day.

The bridge can be accessed by foot from Tamachi Station (JR East) or Shibaura-futō Station (Yurikamome) on the mainland side.