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The ( Asian Highway Network ) is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the bridge is
The ( Asian Highway Network ) is a suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the bridge is Shimonoseki
is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. With a population of 265,684, it is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region. It is located at the southwestern tip of Honshu facing the Tsush ...
(, which contributed ''Kan'' to the name of the strait) and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji (), gave the strait its ''mon''.
The Kanmon Bridge was opened to vehicles on November 14, 1973 and connected to the Kyūshū Expressway
(Asian Highway Network ) is one of the Expressways of Japan from Kitakyūshū (and the bridge to Honshū) to west of Kagoshima linking with the Higashikyushu Expressway and the Ibusuki Skyline. It runs through the prefectures of Fukuoka, the e ...
on March 27, 1984. It is among the 50 largest suspension bridges in the world with a central length of .
See also
* Kanmon TunnelExternal links
* Suspension bridges in Japan Bridges completed in 1973 AH1 Road transport in Japan {{Japan-bridge-struct-stub