The bridge allows automobile access from Ikitsuki to Hirado and the rest of Japan. Previously, the only option to travel off Ikitsuki was by ferry to various ports in Kyūshū.
ikitsuki, bridge, continuous, truss, bridge, that, connects, ikitsuki, hirado, island, completed, 1991, main, span, meters, feet, longest, continuous, truss, bridge, world, coordinates33, 3531, 4380, 3531, 4380, coordinates, 3531, 4380, 3531, 4380localeikitsuk. The Ikitsuki Bridge is a continuous truss bridge that connects Ikitsuki to Hirado Island Completed in 1991 it has a main span of 400 meters 1 300 feet 1 It is the longest continuous truss bridge in the world 2 Ikitsuki BridgeCoordinates33 21 11 N 129 26 17 E 33 3531 N 129 4380 E 33 3531 129 4380 Coordinates 33 21 11 N 129 26 17 E 33 3531 N 129 4380 E 33 3531 129 4380LocaleIkitsuki NagasakiOfficial nameIkutsuki BridgeCharacteristicsDesignContinuous truss bridgeMaterialSteelWidth6 5 metresHeight18 metresLongest span400 metres 1 312 336 ft HistoryConstruction start1983Construction end1991LocationHistory EditThe bridge allows automobile access from Ikitsuki to Hirado and the rest of Japan Previously the only option to travel off Ikitsuki was by ferry to various ports in Kyushu See also EditList of longest continuous truss bridge spans Truss bridgeReferences Edit Civil Engineering in Japan Volumes 29 31 Japan Society of Civil Engineers 1990 p 183 Archived copy PDF www aisc org Archived from the original PDF on 1 June 2002 Retrieved 22 May 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link 1 This article about a bridge in Japan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Ikitsuki Bridge bridge Japan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ikitsuki Bridge amp oldid 1089248623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
