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Ōnaruto Bridge

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Carries
  
4 lanes of roadway

Address
  
Total length
  
1,629 m

Location
  
Naruto, Minamiawaji

Crosses
  
Longest span
  
876 metres (2,874 ft)

Opened
  
1985

Phone
  
+81 78-291-1033

Ōnaruto Bridge

Locale
  
Naruto, Tokushima and Minamiawaji, Hyogo

Maintained by
  
Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Authority

Similar
  
Naruto Strait, Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, Awaji Island, Great Seto Bridge, Ōtsuka Museum of Art

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The Ōnaruto Bridge (大鳴門橋, Ōnaruto-kyō, lit. "Great Naruto Bridge") is a suspension bridge on the route connecting Minamiawaji, Hyogo on Awaji Island with Naruto, Tokushima on Ōge Island, Japan. Completed in 1985, it has a main span of 876 metres (2,874 ft). Although it is one of the largest bridges in the world, it is dwarfed by the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, which is on the same route. In 2004, 6.8 million cars and trucks crossed this bridge, translating into a daily average of about 18,600.

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The bridge is complemented by the Konaruto Bridge ("Small Naruto Bridge") and Muya Bridge between Ōge Island and Shikoku.

naruto strait


Naruto Whirlpools

Recurring whirlpools known as the Naruto whirlpools are located below the bridge, caused by tidal currents between the Seto Inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean passing over undersea ridges under the Span, causing very strong eddy currents, some of which make large, deep whirlpools.

The bridge has a tourist attraction built into the south side anchor—the Uzunomichi Walkway—an enclosed walkway out to the south tower to allow visitors to view the swirls through side and floor windows, best seen during low tide. Tourist boats and other vessels circle the towers, allowing visitors to actually see the depth of the whirlpools up close, while the view from the bridge observatory lets visitors see the pattern created by the eddy currents extending out for quite a distance.

References

Ōnaruto Bridge Wikipedia


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