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Structure-ID: s0004664
Created on: 08/25/02
Modified on: 11/27/07


Rainbow Bridge

Completed in: 1993
Status: in use
Location: Between Shibaura, Minato, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan and Ariake, Koto, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Crosses: Tokyo Bay
Rainbow Bridge
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Structural Type:
Suspension bridge
deck truss, double deck
Function / usage:
Light rail (tramway) bridge / metro rail bridge
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Road bridge

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Construction Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
cables  steel
truss  steel
Dimensions
  total length 3.75 km
  span lengths 114 m - 570 m - 114 m
  length of main bridge 798 m
pylon   pylon height 127 m
Quantities used in construction
  structural steel 45 500 t

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External LinkWikipedia: Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo) English

Relevant Literature
* Yamazaki, K.   The Rainbow Bridge, Japan, in "Structural Engineering International", November 1994, n. 4 v. 4 .

 
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