Hinode Bridge

Hinode Bridge

Ponte Hinode (Portuguese)
Ponte Hinode (Tetum)
The bridge in March 2022
The bridge in March 2022
Coordinates8°33′40″S 125°32′3″E / 8.56111°S 125.53417°E / -8.56111; 125.53417
CarriesRoad vehicles, pedestrians
CrossesComoro River
LocaleComoro [de], Dili, East Timor
Official nameHinode Bridge
Other name(s)Comoro Bridge III (during construction)
Named forJapan / East Timor
Followed byCPLP Bridge
Characteristics
DesignBox girder
MaterialConcrete, steel
Total length250 m (820 ft)
Width11.55 m (37.9 ft)
No. of spans6
No. of lanes2
History
Constructed byTobishima Corporation [jp]
Construction startAugust 2016
Construction cost
  • 2.605 billion yen
  • (approx. US$23.7 million)
Opened13 September 2018
Inaugurated12 October 2018
Location
Map
References
[1][2]

The Hinode Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Hinode, Tetum: Ponte Hinode) (known during the construction phase as the Comoro Bridge III) is a two-lane road bridge in the suco of Comoro [de], a western suburb of Dili, capital city of East Timor. It was built by a Japanese company, Tobishima Corporation [jp], between 2016 and 2018, with grant aid funding from the Government of Japan.

  1. ^ "Opening Ceremony of "Hinode Bridge"". Japan International Cooperation Agency. 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. ^ Sanches, Hortencio (3 September 2018). "Ponte Comoro III Inagura Semana Oin". The Timor News (in Tetum). Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.