Tatara Bridge

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bridge_name= nihongo|Tatara Bridge
|多々羅大橋|Tatara Ōhashi


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carries= 4 lanes of roadway
bicycle/pedestrian lanes
crosses= Seto Inland Sea
locale= Hiroshima and Ehime Prefectures
maint= Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Authority
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design= Cable-stayed bridge
mainspan= convert|890|m|ft|0
length= convert|1480|m|ft|0
width= convert|30.6|m|ft|0
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below= convert|26|m|ft|0
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open= May 1, 1999
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coordinates= coord|34|15|34|N|133|03|51|E|region:US_type:landmark

The nihongo|Tatara Bridge|多々羅大橋|Tatara Ōhashi is a cable-stayed bridge that is part of the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as the Shimanami Kaidō しまなみ海道. The bridge has a center span of convert|890|m|ft|0. As of 2008 it has the second longest main span of any cable-stayed bridge after the Sutong Bridge. The expressway is a series of roads and bridges that is one of the three routes of the Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Project connecting the islands of Honshū and Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea in Japan. The Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge is on the same route.

The bridge, which opened on May 1, 1999, carries two lanes of traffic in each direction and has additional lanes for bicycles, motor bikes, and pedestrians.

The Tatara Bridge was originally planned as a suspension bridge in 1973. In 1989 the design was changed to a cable-stayed bridge with the same span. By building a cable-stayed bridge a large excavation for an anchorage would not be needed, thereby lessening the environmental impact on the surrounding area. The steel towers are convert|220|m|ft|0 high and shaped like an inverted Y. The side-spans are convert|164.5|m|ft|0 and convert|257.5|m|ft|0 respectively, and there are also three very small cable spans.

Construction of the bridge took a little more than six years and was accomplished without any accidents. Many technological advancements were part of the design and testing of the bridge.

External links

* [http://www.jb-honshi.co.jp/english/information/tatara.html Tatara bridge at Honshū Shikoku Bridge Authority]
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structure = Crossings
place = Nishiseto Expressway
bridge = Tatara Bridge
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upstream text = North
upstream = Ikucki Bridge
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downstream text = South
downstream = Ohmishima Bridge
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LongestBridge
type = cable-stayed
start = 1999
end = 2008
previous = Pont de Normandie
current = Tatara Bridge
next = Sutong Bridge