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General Information

Name in local language: 若戸大橋 (Wakato Ōhashi)
Beginning of works: 1958
Completion: 26 September 1962
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , ,
Coordinates: 33° 54' 9" N    130° 49' 1.99" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 2 100 m
main bridge
main span 367 m
total length 545.0 m
clearance 42.7 m
deck deck width 15.0 m
pylons height 83.94 m

Materials

pylons steel
deck truss steel
anchorages reinforced concrete

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Wakato Bridge (若戸大橋, Wakato Ōhashi, lit. "Great Waka-To Bridge), is a suspension bridge in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. Opened on September 26, 1962, it has a 367-meter main span and is two kilometers long. The name of the bridge comes from the characters of the Kitakyūshū wards of Wakamatsu (松) and Tobata (畑) that the bridge connects across Dokai Bay.

History

The bridge passed into the control of Kitakyūshū on September 30, 2005.

Wakato Ferry

The Wakato ferry existed before the bridge was built; it has been retained by the city for pedestrians and cyclists, as the bridge is nowadays reserved for motor vehicle traffic only, since a large number of suicides has occurred from its deck. The cheapest ferry ride in Japan, the three-minute journey costs 100 yen each way for adults, and 50 yen for children and older people. Bicycles can be transported for an additional 100 yen.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Wakato Bridge" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • Structure-ID
    20008125
  • Published on:
    12/02/2003
  • Last updated on:
    01/01/2018
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