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Setoohashi Bridge

瀬戸大橋
alternative words: Setooohashi Bridge, Seto-oohashi Bridge, Seto-ohashi Bridge, Seto Bridge, Seto Oohashi
keywords: bridge , shikoku
related topics: Inland sea , Okayama Prefecture , Kagawa Prefecture , Shikoku island
related web sites: http://www.hsba.go.jp
explanation: Setoohashi Bridge has been firstly constructed among 3 groups of bridges which connect, crossing over inland sea, 2 of 4 Japanese major islands, Honshu and Shikoku. Its construction began in 1978 and the opening was April 1988. Linking Kojima in Okayama Prefecture and Sakaide in Kagawa Prefecture, it is the world longest railroad-road combined bridge as a whole (12,6 km).


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