by fisharno » Thu Jun 12, 2003 9:24 am
Here's what I found at www.ask.com
*The Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project, consisting of three routes linking two main islands, Honshu and Shikoku, across the Seto Inland Sea, is a big project aimed to form the trunk road and railway network in Japan. The western-most route, the Onomichi-Imabari highway route includes the Tatara Bridge, with a center span of 890 m, the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world and a total length of 1,480 m, and the Kurushima Kaikyo Bridges (three consecutive suspension bridges). It was opened in May 1,1999 as scheduled. Both these bridges carry a four-lane highway as well as additional lanes for bicycles, motor bikes and pedestrians. *