Hakuchō Bridge
Bridge in Muroran and Shukuzu, Muroran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hakuchō Bridge (白鳥大橋, Hakuchō Ō-hashi) is a suspension bridge in Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan. Opened on 17 April 1998, it has a main span of 720 meters (2,360 ft). It is the first section of the Hakuchō Shindō that is signed as an alternate route of Japan National Route 37.[1]
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese. (February 2009) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Hakuchō Bridge Hakuchō Ō-hashi (白鳥大橋) | |
|---|---|
 Hakuchō Bridge at Shukuzu, Muroran | |
| Coordinates | 42°21′10″N 140°57′07″E |
| Carries | two lanes of roadway |
| Crosses | Muroran bay |
| Locale | Jin-ya, Muroran and Shukuzu, Muroran |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Total length | 720 meters (2,360 ft) |
| Height | 140 meters (460 ft) (pylons) |
| Longest span | 1,380 meters (4,530 ft) |
| Clearance below | 54.45 meters (178.6 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1985 |
| Construction end | 1998 |
| Opened | 13 June 1998 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | None |
| Location | |
 | |
Several windmills line the bridge which provide lighting at night to the park golf link nearby. The winds are extremely high on the bridge, so pedestrians, bikes, and motorbikes are prohibited from crossing.
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
