Английская Википедия:Great Seto Bridge
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The Шаблон:Nihongo[1]Шаблон:NoteTag is a series of double deck bridges connecting Okayama and Kagawa prefectures in Japan across a series of five small islands in the Seto Inland Sea. Built over the period 1978–88, it is one of the three routes of the Honshū–Shikoku Bridge Project connecting Honshū and Shikoku islands and the only one to carry rail traffic. The total length is Шаблон:Convert, and the longest span, the Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge, is Шаблон:Convert.
Crossing the bridge takes about 20 minutes by car or train. The ferry crossing before the bridge was built took about an hour.
The bridges carry two lanes of highway traffic in each direction (Seto-Chūō Expressway) on the upper deck and one railway track in each direction (Seto-Ōhashi Line) on the lower deck. The lower deck was designed to accommodate an additional set of Shinkansen tracks for a proposed extension of the Shinkansen to Shikoku.[2]
History
Yellow: Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway
Red: Nishiseto Expressway
When in 1889 the first railway in Shikoku was completed between Marugame and Kotohira, a member of the Prefectural Parliament, Шаблон:Nihongo, stated in his speech at the opening ceremony: "The four provinces of Shikoku are like so many remote islands. If united by roads, they will be much better off, enjoying the benefits of increased transportation and easier communication with each other."Шаблон:Citation needed
While it took a century for this vision of a bridge across the Seto Inland Sea to become reality, another of Ōkubo's ideas, mentioned in a drinking song he composed, was accomplished twenty years sooner:
- I'll tell you, dear, don't laugh at me,
- a hundred years from now, I'll be seeing you
- flying to and from the moon in a space ship.
- Its port, let me tell you, dear,
- will be that mountaintop over there![1]
The bridge idea lay dormant for about sixty years. In 1955, after 171 people died when a ferry wrecked in dense fog off the coast of Takamatsu, a safer crossing was deemed necessary. By 1959, meetings were held to promote building the bridge. Scientists began investigations shortly after, and in 1970, the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Construction Authority was inaugurated. However, work was postponed for five years by the "oil shock" of 1973; once the Environment Assessment Report was published in 1978, construction got underway. The ferry disaster also led to the creation of the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge.
The project took ten years to complete at a cost of US$7 billion; Шаблон:Convert of concrete and 705,000 tons of steel were used in construction.Шаблон:Citation needed Although nets, ropes and other safety measures were employed, the lives of 13 workers were lost during the 10 years of construction.Шаблон:Citation needed The bridge opened to road and rail traffic on April 10, 1988.
Constituent bridges
Six of the eleven bridges are separately named, unlike some other long bridge complexes such as the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. The other five bridges are viaducts. The six named bridges from north to south are listed below.
- Shimotsui-Seto Bridge
- The Шаблон:Nihongo is a double-decked suspension bridge with a center span of Шаблон:Convert and a total length of Шаблон:Convert which connects Honshū with the island of Hitsuishijima. It is the 45th largest suspension bridge in the world. It is the northernmost bridge of the Seto-Chuo Expressway.
- Hitsuishijima Bridge
- The Шаблон:Nihongo is a double-decked cable-stayed bridge with a center span of Шаблон:Convert and a total length of Шаблон:Convert. It is immediately north of the identical Iwakurojima Bridge.
- Iwakurojima Bridge
- The Шаблон:Nihongo is a double-decked cable-stayed bridge with a center span of Шаблон:Convert and a total length of Шаблон:Convert. It is immediately south of the identical Hitsuishijima Bridge.
- Yoshima Bridge
- The Шаблон:Nihongo is a continuous double-decked truss bridge with a main span of Шаблон:Convert and a total of five spans with a length of Шаблон:Convert. It is immediately south of the Hitsuishijima and Iwakurojima Bridges.
- Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge
- The Шаблон:Nihongo is a double-decked suspension bridge with two sections linked by a common anchorage between them. The center span is Шаблон:Convert and the total length is Шаблон:Convert. It is the 19th largest suspension bridge in the world. The nearly identical Minami Bisan Seto Bridge is located immediately to the south.
- Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge
- The Шаблон:Nihongo is a double-decked suspension bridge with a center span of Шаблон:Convert and a total length of Шаблон:Convert. It is the 13th longest suspension bridge span in the world. It is the southernmost part of the Great Seto Bridge. The roadway of the bridge is Шаблон:Convert above sea level.Шаблон:Citation needed
Sister bridges
- Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, United States
- Affiliated from April 5, 1988
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey
- Affiliated from July 3, 1988
- Øresund Bridge, Malmo, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark
- Affiliated from May 24, 2008[3]
See also
- Honshū–Shikoku Bridge Project, three routes connecting Honshu and Shikoku
- Tsing Ma Bridge, which has the longest road-rail span in the world
- List of largest suspension bridges
- List of largest cable-stayed bridges
- Mount Washu, viewpoint of the Great Seto Bridge
Notes
References
External links
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- Google Earth view of the strait between Shikoku and Honshu
- Google Earth view of the Great Seto Bridge
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Nihongo. JB本四高速 (Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company). Accessed February 24, 2010.
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