Konohana Bridge

Konohana Bridge 此花大橋
Konohana Bridge
Coordinates	34°39′59.4″N 135°24′52.7″E
Carries	Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses	Port of Osaka
Locale	Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan
Owner	Osaka City
Characteristics
Total length	1,570.6 m (5,153 ft)
Width	24.5 m (80 ft)
Height	98.6 m (323 ft)
Longest span	300 m (984 ft)
History
Constructed by	Hitachi Zosen, MHI, Yokogawa Bridge, KHI
Construction start	1979
Construction end	March 1990
Location

The Konohana Bridge (此花大橋, Konohana Ō-hashi) is a self-anchored suspension bridge located in Osaka, Japan. Opened for traffic in 1990, it has a main span of 300 metres (980 ft). The bridge's unusual design has only a single main cable. At the time of its completion it was the largest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world. Its centre span has been tied by the Yeongjong Grand Bridge in Korea which has slightly larger side spans. As of late 2012, the single tower eastern span replacement of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge has a longer span of 385 metres (1,263 ft).

External links

• Konohana Bridge at Structurae
• A picture of the bridge