Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge

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Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (北備讃瀬戸大橋, Kita Bisan Seto Ō-hashi?)
The Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (far bridge) and the Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge
Carries	4 lanes of roadway (upper) 2 rail lines (lower)
Crosses	Seto Inland Sea
Maintained by	Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Design	Double-decked suspension bridge
Longest span	990 metres (3,248 ft)
Total length	1,538 metres (5,046 ft)
Opening date	1985
Toll	4,850 Yen (Seto-Ohashi Bridge)
Coordinates	34°22′42″N, 133°49′16″E

The Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (北備讃瀬戸大橋, Kita Bisan Seto Ō-hashi^?) is a suspension bridge with a center span of 990 metres (3,248 ft). It is the 19th largest suspension bridge in the world. The span carries roadway and the Seto-Ōhashi Line railway tracks. It is part of the Seto-Shuo Expressway and with the other 5 bridges along this route are collectively known as the Seto-Ohashi Bridges. The nearly identical Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge (南備讃瀬戸大橋, Minami Bisan Seto Ō-hashi^?) is located immediately to the south.

[edit] See also

• Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project
• Great Seto Bridge
• List of largest suspension bridges

[edit] External links

• Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge at the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
• Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge in the Structurae database

Crossings of the Seto-Chuo Expressway North Yoshima Bridge Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge South Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge