The is a Japanese

suspension bridge A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (bridge), deck is hung below suspension wire rope, cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridg ...

, part of the 59 kilometer Nishiseto Expressway linking the islands of

Honshu , historically known as , is the largest of the four main islands of Japan. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the list of islands by area, seventh-largest island in the world, and the list of islands by ...

and

Shikoku is the smallest of the List of islands of Japan#Main islands, four main islands of Japan. It is long and between at its widest. It has a population of 3.8 million, the least populated of Japan's four main islands. It is south of Honshu ...

. Completed in 1983, it has a main span of and connects Mukaishima, Hiroshima with

Innoshima, Hiroshima is an island and former city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The island is located within the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea. The city was founded on May 1, 1953. , the city had an estimated population of 27,465 and a population density ...

References

External links

The bridge's page at the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company
* Suspension bridges in Japan Bridges completed in 1983 Bridges in Hiroshima Prefecture Roads in Hiroshima Prefecture {{Japan-bridge-struct-stub