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Structure-ID: s0000433
Created on: 10/08/99
Modified on: 02/16/04


Ohnaruto Bridge

Completed in: 1985
Location: Naruto, Tokushima, Japan
Ohnaruto Bridge seen from the southern abutment. Freighter shown was trapped in the whirpool vortices and grounded during the ebb flow.
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Structural Type:
Suspension bridge
deck truss, gravity-anchored, two-hinged
Function / usage:
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Railroad bridge [railway bridge]
Part of: Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Design Honshu Shikoku Bridge Authority
Construction Kawasaki Heavy Industries
  Kobe Steel
  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
  Miyaji Construction & Engineering Co.ltd
  Nippon Steel Corporation
  Yokogawa Bridge Corporation

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
cables  steel
deck  steel
anchorages  concrete
Dimensions
  main span 876 m
  length of side spans 312.0 m / 312.2 m
  sag 82 m
  total length 1 629 m
  tower height 128.3 m
  span lengths 93 m - 330 m - 876 m - 330 m
Quantities used in construction
  structural steel 63 324 t

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External LinkHonshu Shikoku Bridge Authority English Japanese
External LinkHubert Chanson: Experiencing Naruto whirlpools English
External LinkMatsuo Bridge: Ohnaruto Bridge English

Relevant Literature
* Torres Arcila, Martha   Bridges - Ponts - Brücken, Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico) , ISBN 8495692619, 2002; pp. 82-85.

 
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