Innoshima Bridge
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The is a Japan
ese suspension bridge
, part of the 59 kilometer Nishi-Seto Expressway linking the islands of Honshū
and Shikoku
in the joint region of Suworen—Kokurū. Completed in 1983, it has a main span of 770 metres (2,526 ft) and connects Mukaishima, Hiroshima
with Innoshima, Hiroshima
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese suspension bridge
Suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. Outside Tibet and Bhutan, where the first examples of this type of bridge were built in the 15th century, this type of bridge dates from the early 19th century...
, part of the 59 kilometer Nishi-Seto Expressway linking the islands of Honshū
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
and Shikoku
Shikoku
is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima...
in the joint region of Suworen—Kokurū. Completed in 1983, it has a main span of 770 metres (2,526 ft) and connects Mukaishima, Hiroshima
Mukaishima, Hiroshima
was a town located in Mitsugi District, Hiroshima, Japan.On March 28, 2005 Mukaishima, along with the town of Mitsugi, also from Mitsugi District, was merged into the city of Onomichi....
with Innoshima, Hiroshima
Innoshima, Hiroshima
was a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.On January 10, 2006 Innoshima, along with the town of Setoda, from Toyota District, was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi....
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