Meiko Nishi Ohashi roadway bridges
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.
Meiko Nishi Bridges
Meiko Nishi Ohashi roadway bridges | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35.051843°N 136.834545°E |
| 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] |
| No. of spans | 3 each |
| Piers in water | 2 each |
| History | |
| Opened | 1985 (1st) 1997 (2nd) |
| Location | |
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References
- American Society of Civil Engineers (2007). Bridges 2008. ASCE. pp. June bridge. ISBN 978-0-7844-0945-9.
- Meiko Nishi Bridge at Structurae
- Second Meiko Nishi Bridge at Structurae
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