Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo)

Rainbow Bridge

レインボーブリッジ
Coordinates35°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
CrossesTokyo Bay
LocaleMinato, Tokyo, Japan
Characteristics
Total length798 m (2,618 ft)
Width49 m (161 ft)
Height126 m (413 ft) (towers), 52 m (171 ft) (roadway)
Longest span570 m (1,870 ft)
No. of spans3
History
Construction end1993
OpenedAugust 26, 1993
Location
Map
View of the walkway.
Rainbow Bridge at night, lit in white lights.

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.

  1. ^ ArchiTravel - Kawasaki Heavy Industries Retrieved October 4, 2015
  2. ^ Structurae - Rainbow Bridge Retrieved October 4, 2015
  3. ^ Rainbow Bridge record broken October 6, 2002 Japan Times Retrieved October 4, 2015
  4. ^ "首都高速道路株式会社|首都高の名所|レインボーブリッジ". Retrieved 2009-12-26.
  5. ^ Japan National Tourist Organization - Rainbow Bridge Retrieved October 4, 2015