The is a self-anchored suspension bridge

Self-anchored suspension bridge

A self-anchored suspension bridge is a suspension bridge in which the main cables attach to the ends of the deck, rather than to the ground via large anchorages...

 located in Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Opened for traffic in 1990, it has a main span of 300 meters. Its 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 center span has been tied by the Yeongjong Grand Bridge in Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

 which has slightly larger side spans. The single tower eastern span replacement of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge will have a longer span when completed.

External links

• A picture of the bridge