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One of Japan’s larger steel box beam arch bridges, the Susa bridge was built in 1991 on a mountainous 2-lane road in Yamaguchi prefecture.  The main span measures 623 feet (190 mtrs) between arch hinges.
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Japanese bridge engineers are fond of truss-arch bridges with inclined spandrel supports that create a continuous zigzag between the rib and the deck that look similar to a Warren truss.  The Fukumasugawa is one of the highest of the type, spanning a deep 328 foot (100 mtr) gorge in Hiroshima prefecture.  The span was constructed with corrosion resistant steel like the New River Gorge bridge in the U.S. state of West Virginia.  The rust-like outer layer protects the bridge and eliminates the need for periodic and expensive painting.
  
  

Revision as of 01:43, 22 November 2009

Fukumasugawa Bridge
JapaneseName
Jinseki-kogen town, Hiroshima, Japan
(328) feet high / (100) meters high
459 foot span / 140 meter span
2001

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Japanese bridge engineers are fond of truss-arch bridges with inclined spandrel supports that create a continuous zigzag between the rib and the deck that look similar to a Warren truss. The Fukumasugawa is one of the highest of the type, spanning a deep 328 foot (100 mtr) gorge in Hiroshima prefecture. The span was constructed with corrosion resistant steel like the New River Gorge bridge in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The rust-like outer layer protects the bridge and eliminates the need for periodic and expensive painting.


1FukumasugawaOsakaUniversity.jpg

Image by Osaka University.


2FukumasugawaOsakaUniversity.jpg

Image by Osaka University.