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Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens

1996 CE · Japan, Asia · Technology

Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens
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The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is a suspension bridge that links the city of Kobe on the Japanese island of Honshu and Iwaya, Awaji on Awaji Island. It is part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, and crosses the busy and turbulent Akashi Strait.

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