Meiko Nishi Ohashi roadway bridges

Meiko Nishi Ohashi roadway bridges
Coordinates 35°03′07″N 136°50′04″E / 35.051843°N 136.834545°E / 35.051843; 136.834545 (Meiko Nishi Ohashi roadway bridges)Coordinates: 35°03′07″N 136°50′04″E / 35.051843°N 136.834545°E / 35.051843; 136.834545 (Meiko Nishi Ohashi roadway bridges)
Crosses port of Nagoya
Locale Nagoya
Characteristics
Design semi-fan cable-stayed bridges with continuous steel-box girder decks and "A"-frame pylons[1]
Material steel
Total length approximately 758 metres (2,487 ft) (both)
Height 122 metres (400 ft) (pylons)
Longest span 406 metres (1,332 ft) (1985 bridge)[2]
405 metres (1,329 ft) (1997 bridge)[3]
Number of spans 3 each
Piers in water 2 each
History
Opened 1985 (1st)
1997 (2nd)

The Meiko Nishi Ohashi roadway bridges are two cable-stayed bridges, completed in 1985 and 1997, crossing the port of Nagoya in Japan. Their pylons are "A" shaped and painted bright red.

References

  1. American Society of Civil Engineers (2007). Bridges 2008. ASCE. pp. June bridge. ISBN 978-0-7844-0945-9.
  2. Meiko Nishi Bridge at Structurae
  3. Second Meiko Nishi Bridge at Structurae


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