#Civil Engineering

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Bridge Kurashiki, Okayama / Sakaide, Kagawa

Seto Ōhashi Bridge

Kurashiki, Okayama / Sakaide, Kagawa · Built 1988

Opened 10 April 1988, this road-rail combined bridge links Kojima in Kurashiki, Okayama with Sakaide, Kagawa across the Bisan Seto strait. Six bridges totalling 9,368 m in bridge length carry the Seto-Chuo Expressway above and the JR Bisan-Seto Line below — the world's longest road-rail combined crossing.

Akashi Kaikyō Bridge

Kobe / Awaji Island, Hyogo · Built 1998 · 298.3 m

Opened April 1998, this suspension bridge spans 3,911 m between Kobe and Awaji Island, with a world-record main span of 1,991 m. The twin towers rise 298.3 m above sea level. The bridge's total length was extended by one metre after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake struck during construction.