Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

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Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
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Quick Facts

• Nicknamed the Pearl Bridge
• Located over the Akashi Straight in Japan
• 24,901 cars pass over it every day
• Groundbreaking in 1986
• Opened April 5, 1998
• This bridge is HUGE

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Current Records

• Longest Spanning Suspension Bridge in the World
• Tallest Towers of any Suspension Bridge in the
  World
• Largest Anchorage Foundation of any Suspension
  Bridge in the World
• Most Expensive Suspension Bridge Ever Built

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Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
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Technological Advances

• Dampers Built into the Towers
• Special Paint Coatings
• New Type of Concrete in the Anchorages
• New Material for the Wiring in the Cables
• New Wind Tunnel Built Specifically for Testing a
  Model of the Bridge
• Vertical Stabilizer Used for Balance

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Akashi Kaikyo vs. Tatara
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Structural Art
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Structural Art