Japanese at is best...

[sdtj]

I love Japanese Bridges and Highways.... Just amazing.................. :)

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1992/aomori.jpg

http://transit-port.net/Galleries/Japan/images/Rainbow-Bridge.jpg

http://transit-port.net/Galleries/Japan/images/Kokura%20castle.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1991/ikuti1.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1991/kikko.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1991/tomei.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1991/tomei1.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1992/shinhamadera.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1992/haneda.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1992/aomoribay2.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1993/nagaike2.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1993/rainbow.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1994/shin1.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1997/meiko1.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1997/meiko2.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1997/meiko3.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1999/kushimoto1.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1999/kushimoto.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/2000/ujina.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/2001/ibi.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/2002/goshiki.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/2002/mirai1.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1990/konohana.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1990/yokomuki.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1988/setoall.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1986/katsushika.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1986/katsushika1.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1985/sakurabashi.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1985/OhNaruto1.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1981/nagadaru.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1979/akayagawa2.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1977/hasune.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1975/kamome.gif

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1976/hirato.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1970/kobe.jpg

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1968/hamanako.jpg

:master:

[faiz]

holy smokes! how many bridges does japan have? they all look so cool. Man typical N.American bridges are sooooo bland!

[hngcm]

Awesome bridge!

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1991/kikko.jpg

[Phlip]

I love Japanese Bridges and Highways.... Just amazing.................. :)

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1981/nagadaru.jpg

:master:

This one seems remarkable - what is it? Do you have any details? Other angles?

[Midnight Rambler]

incredible.

[Ellatur]

fascinating

[Daffy]

Amazing collection even without the really long ones.

[Imperfect Ending]

sometimes I think that the Japanese are best at everything

[Gatis]

Thanks, @sdtj, excellent collection. Their designs are "easy", with elegance.
Just look at this... Excellent!!!
http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1986/katsushika.jpg

[dwrecker]

I have never seen anything like this before. These are the best looking bridges I've seen so far. I wish we had some of these here in Houston. :) undefined

[Isan]

Rainbow bridge and its sub-urban city are great in metropolis
also rail links is more advanced and convenience for Tokyo

[eusebius]

:bow:

[maxxam80]

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1992/aomoribay2.jpg
is this an older bridge as its structire looks a bit big a unminimalistic than nrmal Japanese bridges?

Looks like a cheap korean one with all that concrete

[sdtj]

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/9500/SETO.jpg

http://akahoshi.nims.go.jp/seto_bridge.jpeg

http://www2.eng.cam.ac.uk/~gm249/Seto_Great_Bridge.jpg

http://home.pusan.ac.kr/~ndo99/brpic/seto/seto_05.jpg

http://img62.exs.cx/img62/2639/miho2.jpg

http://www.bcee.concordia.ca/~penguin/bridge01.jpg

http://www.lera.com/miho6.JPG

http://jpatokal.iki.fi/photo/travel/Japan/Kansai/Awaji/AkashiKaikyo_Bridge.JPG

http://www.bm.chalmers.se/work/Japan/film6/Japan625.jpg

http://www.hyogobcc.org/image_gallery/images/akashi_bridge1lg.jpg

http://www.pro-photography.net/portfoliodata/travel/104_0422_japan_tokyo_rainbow_bridge.jpg

http://www.pro-photography.net/portfoliodata/travel/104_0420_japan_tokyo_rainbow_bridge.jpg

http://www.morgenthal.org/tatara1_b.jpg

http://www.morgenthal.org/higashi_kobe.jpg

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/6650/higashiosaka03.jpg

Only in JAPAN..........
http://img8.exs.cx/img8/7752/HighwaySS.jpg


:master:

[odegaard]

a highway that goes thru a building...I've never seen that before. too weird but in a neat way. so what came first the building or the freeway?

[Phlip]

Here in Melbourne a major arterial road literally goes through the middle of the casino. In our case, the road was built in the sixties, and the casino in the nineties.

[Chad]

Those are thrill!!!...:eek:

[Dennis]

awesome bridges :master:

[Marco Bruno]

:applause:

[xePh3roK]

wow...

THOSE BRIDGES ARE LONG

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

[Trisuno]

spectacular!

[xeror]

:omg::omg: The bridges are very nice. Are these bridges built for pushing the economy?

I love Japanese Bridges and Highways.... Just amazing.................. :)

http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1981/nagadaru.jpg

:master:

This bridge makes me think of roller coaster. :rock:

[michal1982]

great job!!

[empersouf]

Amazing!

[L'Tar D'Lorez]

Excellent collection, I espeacially like these two: http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1991/kikko.jpg http://home.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1991/ikuti1.jpg
The japanese, i find, are fantastically creative when it comes to engineering and architecture, ond considering the many populated slands in japan, it makes sense that they have so many brideges..... wonderful that they're able to keep from making clones of clones of the golden-gate. hey, when it comes down to it, i guess with bridges, where theres a will, theres a WOW.

excellent collection

[Bahraini Spirit]

man these just put all the other roads to shame, amazin stuff.

[coldstar]

awesone bridges in Seto inland sea in Japan

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (currently world's longest suspension bridge)
http://www.hsba.go.jp/photo/image/02-e-large.jpg

Seto Bridge
http://www.hsba.go.jp/photo/image/08-e-large.jpg

Iwagurojima Bridges
http://www.hsba.go.jp/photo/image/10-e-large.jpg

Shimotsui Bridge
http://www.hsba.go.jp/photo/image/16-e-large.jpg

South & North setobisan Bridges
http://www.hsba.go.jp/photo/image/09-e-large.jpg

Kurushima Kaikyo Bridges
http://www.hsba.go.jp/photo/image/17-e-large.jpg

Tatara Bridge
http://www.hsba.go.jp/photo/image/24-e-large.jpg

Oshima Bridges
http://www.hsba.go.jp/photo/image/20-e-large.jpg
Hitsukuishima Bridge
http://www.hsba.go.jp/photo/image/13-e-large.jpg
Seto Route
http://www.kindai-aero.co.jp/photo/0022.jpg
Imabari Route
http://www.kindai-aero.co.jp/photo/0043.jpg

[empersouf]

Those bridges are so spectacular.

[Dr. Dubai]

and very difficult to built because of the earthqaukes;)

[coldstar]

Aqualine in Tokyo Bay (Bridge and Undersea Tunnel Combo)

http://www.jhnet.go.jp/aqua-line/view/aqualine/fujiaqua02.jpg
http://www.jhnet.go.jp/aqua-line/view/hotaru/0000001.jpg
http://www.jhnet.go.jp/aqua-line/view/aqualine/a00001.jpg
http://www.jhnet.go.jp/aqua-line/view/aqualine/mornaqua.jpg

KIX (Kansai International Airport) Bridge in Osaka Bay
http://www.mesco-cast.co.jp/mesco/photo/project/projict_kansai/hashi1.gif
http://www.nihon-toshi.jp/images/kinnki/izumisano/1.jpg

[idvd_]

http://www.jhnet.go.jp/aqua-line/view/aqualine/a00001.jpg

that looks so ultra unreal

[coldstar]

other shots of Akashi Kaikyo Bridge ,Kobe
http://www.kitokito.info/outdoor/tabi/akashi/akashi12.jpg
http://www.kitokito.info/outdoor/tabi/akashi/akashi09.jpg
http://www.kitokito.info/outdoor/tabi/akashi/akashi04.jpg
http://www.kitokito.info/outdoor/tabi/akashi/akashi05.jpg
http://www.kitokito.info/outdoor/tabi/akashi/akashi01.jpg
http://www.kitokito.info/outdoor/tabi/akashi/akashi02.jpg


Triton Bridges ,Nagoya: (Blue, white, and Red bridges)
http://www.chubu.jhnet.go.jp/omoshiro/photo/kabe/toriton1_w.jpg

http://www.motoko-ishii-lighting-design.co.jp/WORKS/IMG/MEIKO-3.JPG
http://www.motoko-ishii-lighting-design.co.jp/WORKS/IMG/MEIKO-2.JPG
http://www.motoko-ishii-lighting-design.co.jp/WORKS/IMG/MEIKO-1.JPG

Bay Bridge(above) and Wing Bridge(below) ,Yokohama
http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/baybridge/baybridge-3.jpg
http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/yokohama/tubasa/tubasa-1.jpg

Tempozan Bridge ,Osaka
http://www.arx.co.jp/tenpozan.jpeg
Konohana Bridge, Osaka
http://www.arx.co.jp/konohana.jpeg
Minato Bridge, Osaka
http://www.arx.co.jp/minato.jpeg


Rainbow Bridge ,Tokyo
http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/odaiba/telecom/telecom-6.jpg

[Hypernovean]

Some of those are downright bizarre - how the hell does that 3-way bridge stay up?! And I love the skyscraper/freeway combo, good way to use otherwise dead space. I guess there must be a few of those in Japan!

[Syd-Hk]

there's several in tokyo thats for sure! but seeeing japan as one of the most high tech countries in teh world, it's nto amzing to see such beautifal bridges!

[Imperial]

:eek2: GREAT BRIDGES :eek2:

[Dr. Dubai]

:omg: increible bridges!

[Vertigo]

Awesome!

[teunster]

Omfg

[Frungy]

Unfortunately, many of these bridge projects (Seto crossings, Tokyo Aqua-line) are deeply in debt. There really was no reason to build 3 connections to Shikoku, since nobody really goes there. Now they're building a second highway from Tokyo to Nagoya (Dai-ni Tomei expressway), even though the first highway is doing fine (demand is actually decreasing). These projects are pretty, but are ridiculous wastes of money. Meanwhile, progress on the Tokyo loop highway keeps stalling, even though it's desperately needed...

[BHK24]

I just admire Japan overall. Just an amazing culture.

[sdtj]

I just admire Japan overall. Just an amazing culture.


Me too and the girls also.. :) (My girl friend is Japanese, from Yokohama)

[Peter The Great]

:eek2:

Usually I'm too lazy to sign in and write a comment...but I just have to give praise to these engineering wonders. Let's hope no wars or disasters ever distroy those.

[sdtj]

http://www.kathar.com/japan/20030326/Japan%20-%20Inside%20Passage%20-%20bridge.jpg

Matsushita Bridge

http://www.9types.com/photos/india_singapore_japan/japan_matsushima_bridge.jpg

Kaikyo Bridge

http://www.jameschou.com/imagegallery/asiaphotos/japan/slides/04-15-01%2005%20Japan%20-%20Akashi%20Kaikyo%20Bridge%20Left.jpg

http://www.thefrees.com/japan/4-16-01/images/bridge_with_blossoms.jpg

Kintai Bridge

http://img150.exs.cx/img150/4816/kantai5dc.jpg

http://www.johnharveyphoto.com/Japan2/MiyaJima/IwakuniBridge.jpg

http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/nqi2001/Circulars/3rd/img_box/KintaiBridge.jpg

http://quasar.physik.unibas.ch/~oechslin/japangallery/bridge.jpg

Rainbow Bridge

http://www.pro-photography.net/portfoliodata/travel/104_0420_japan_tokyo_rainbow_bridge.jpg

Kaiko Bridge

http://www.morgenthal.org/akashi_kaikyo.jpg

Nagoya Pedestrian Bridge

http://www.personal.kent.edu/~areischu/Port%20of%20Nagoya%20Pedestrian%20Bridge%20fixed.jpg

Bay Bridge

http://www.k.kth.se/students/k98_hed/japan/Baybridge.jpg

Tatara Bridge

http://www.saskschools.ca/~pangman/vsfp02/mbjk1102/tatarabridge.jpg

http://lxm.hp.infoseek.co.jp/images/bridges/tatara1.jpg

http://www.flightinfo.jp/fsld/gazou/tatara.jpg

In Kobe

http://www.morgenthal.org/higashi_kobe.jpg

Totsukawa Pedestrian Bridge

http://www.sogival.com/japan/across/Totsukawa/Totsukawa%20-%20bridge%20view6.jpg

http://www.raindrop.com/travelogues/japan/bridge.jpg


http://www.usshector.com/S-05.jpg

Kisiwd Bridge

http://www.daido-it.ac.jp/~doboku/miki/jbridge/kisiwd.jpg

Kamome bridge

http://www.daido-it.ac.jp/~doboku/miki/jbridge/kamome.jpg

http://www.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1975/kamome4.jpg

Ohnaruto Bridge

http://www.khi.co.jp/tekkou/catalog/kyoryo/OhNaruto/OhNaruto1.jpg

http://www.hsba.go.jp/hasi-inf/img/naruto-b.jpg

http://www.khi.co.jp/tekkou/catalog/kyoryo/OhNaruto/plan-e.jpg

http://www.nipponroad.co.jp/english/figure01/image06.gif

Hamadr Bridge

http://www.daido-it.ac.jp/~doboku/miki/jbridge/hamadr.jpg

Koko Bridge

http://www.daido-it.ac.jp/~doboku/miki/jbridge/rokko-i.jpg

Innosus Brige

http://www.daido-it.ac.jp/~doboku/miki/jbridge/innosus.jpg

Itumi Brige

http://godos2.daido-it.ac.jp/~doboku/miki/jbridge/utumi.jpg

Rokko Bridge

http://www.daido-it.ac.jp/~doboku/miki/jbridge/rokko.jpg

Konohan Bridge

http://www.daido-it.ac.jp/~doboku/miki/jbridge/konohan.jpg

Sakana Brige

http://godos2.daido-it.ac.jp/~doboku/miki/jbridge/sakana.jpg

Akashi Brige

http://www.ce.ntu.edu.tw/photo/top/top9bAkashi-Kaikyo%20Bridge.jpg

http://www.kippo.or.jp/News/1999-e/0526-06.jpg

http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid/society/akashi/bridge1.jpg


Kankuu Bridge

http://godos2.daido-it.ac.jp/~doboku/miki/jbridge/kankuu.jpg

Kushimoto

http://www.megapass.co.kr/~jschoa/japan/1999/kushimoto1.jpg




:master:

[Aboveday]

Great country ,awesome bridges.

[Hobodog]

Wow...wow...wow...wow...wow...

[Cliff]

OMG OMG OMG!!!!!
AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Can't take it.:D

[THT-United]

OMG, these bridges are just amazing and beautiful!

Wish there were more of these in malaysia, other than putrajaya...

[urbanspy]

Japan wins again!

[Victoria]

No words just amazed. :drool:

[bs_lover_boy]

I.N.S.P.I.R.E.D

[coldstar]

other unknown bridges in Japan

Centrair airport Bridge, Aichi
http://www.jpcea.or.jp/hhhh/phot-h15-gijyutu-2.jpg
Tokachi Bridge, Hokkaido
http://www.taisei.co.jp/jisseki/image/LRG/T072701.jpg
Kouri Bridge, Okinawa
http://www.taisei.co.jp/jisseki/image/LRG/2003-10-02.jpg
Kisogawa Bridge, Gifu
http://www.kajima.co.jp/project/works/content/project/image/kiso-gawa-bri.jpg
Sunmarine Bridge, Shizuoka
http://www.kajima.co.jp/project/works/content/project/image/sun-marine-bri.jpg
Ikara Bridge, Kagoshima
http://www.kajima.co.jp/project/works/content/project/image/ikara-bri.jpg
Shininagawa Bridge, Osaka
http://www.kajima.co.jp/project/works/content/project/image/shin-inagawa-bri.jpg
Tenkenji Bridge, Saga
http://www.kajima.co.jp/project/works/content/project/image/tenkenji-bridge.jpg
Matakina Bridge, Okinawa
http://www.kajima.co.jp/project/works/content/project/image/matakina-bridge.jpg
Washimi Bridge, Gifu
http://www.kajima.co.jp/project/works/content/project/image/washimi-bridge.jpg
Hessoko Bridge, Tokushima
http://www.kajima.co.jp/project/works/content/project/image/hesokko-bridge.jpg
Haebaru Bridge, Okinawa
http://www.kajima.co.jp/project/works/content/project/image/haebaru-bri.jpg
Daini Kawagoe River Bridge, Mie
http://www.obayashi.co.jp/major/doro/photo/03_066.jpg
Aomori Bay bridge, Aomori
http://www.obayashi.co.jp/major/doro/photo/21.jpg
Biwako Bridge, Shiga
http://www.obayashi.co.jp/major/doro/photo/22.jpg
Tsudagawa Bridge, Shizuoka
http://www.obayashi.co.jp/major/doro/photo/03_063.jpg
Shiratori Bridge, Hokkaido
http://www.obayashi.co.jp/major/doro/photo/25.jpg
Soboya Bridge, Nara
http://www.zenitaka.co.jp/works/image/n0701.jpg
Kumano bridge, gunma
http://www.tobishima.co.jp/works/images/civil/road/road04_l.jpg
Nimobu Bridge, Okayama
http://www.tekken.co.jp/04/bridge/img/07.jpg
Usui Bridges, Gunma
http://www.tekken.co.jp/04/bridge/img/04.jpg
Nagaragawa Bridges, Gifu
http://www.tekken.co.jp/04/bridge/img/08.jpg

[SkyView]

Land of the rising sun...and the 1000 magnificent bridges !

[coldstar]

some of loop bridges in Japan

Asari Bridge
http://www6.plala.or.jp/b-g/loops/area1/photo/10otaru02.jpg
Sasanota Bridge
http://www6.plala.or.jp/b-g/loops/area1/photo/31sasanota2.jpg
Raidenden Bridge
http://www6.plala.or.jp/b-g/loops/area2/photo/50ootaki02.jpg
http://www.water.go.jp/kanto/takizawa/html/new/image02/020101_roopB2.jpg
Toka Bridge
http://www6.plala.or.jp/b-g/loops/area3/photo/10touka1.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/from_qr50/siraneru-pu050101_48_640.JPG
Suzuran Bridge
http://www6.plala.or.jp/b-g/loops/area3/photo/11suzuran01.jpg
Shinkoji Bridge
http://www6.plala.or.jp/b-g/loops/area3/photo/30shin3.jpg
Takagi Bridge
http://www6.plala.or.jp/b-g/loops/area3/photo/41takagi01.jpg
Shiratori Bridge
http://www6.plala.or.jp/b-g/loops/area4/photo/shiratori01.jpg
Senbonmatsu Bridge
http://www6.plala.or.jp/b-g/loops/area5/photo/30senbon02.jpg
Orochi Bridge(famous double helix bridge)
http://www6.plala.or.jp/b-g/loops/area6/photo/orochi.jpg
Hitoyoshi Bridge
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/kumamoto/hitoyosi/hitoyosi11.jpg
http://www.arukitabi.com/album/judan/selection/image/pht_selection_17.jpg
Ebino Bridge biggest loop bridge in Asia
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/kumamoto/hitoyosi/hitoyosi32.jpg
Kawazu Bridge
http://www.kawazu-onsen.com/kanko/kanko_img/rupu.jpg
http://www.autocamp.jp/izuCV/img/loop.jpg
Irikawa Bridge
http://www.chichibu.ne.jp/~yuugure/rupe.jpg
Irihazawa Bridge
http://images.carview.co.jp/carlife/images/TownInfo/7210.jpg
Nanataki Bridge
http://www.geocities.jp/from_qr50/nanataki4_640.JPG
Muronesan bridge
http://www.town.daito.iwate.jp/bunkou/muronesan_map/hashi37-1[1].jpg
Rainbow Bridge
http://scarver.kubok.net/nonoji/img/rainbow.jpg

[Ekumenopolis]

Are those for traffic or amusement?? Sugoi subarashii hashii da yo!!

[sdtj]

Are those for traffic or amusement?? Sugoi subarashii hashii da yo!!


Honto,honto.


I been on those loop bridges and they really get you dizzy...

:)

[M.Poirot]

http://www.bcee.concordia.ca/~penguin/bridge01.jpg

http://www.lera.com/miho6.JPG

Damn I love this bridge! Where is it? Im guessing around Nagano or Tohoku.

[sdtj]

^
That's Miho museum pedestrian bridge..

The Miho Museum was designed by I.M. Pei specifically to house the Shumei Family art collection. The museum is located outside Kyoto in the mountains of Shiga Prefecture. Although no figures are given, no expense was spared to build the museum and to enlarge the collection as the construction was taking place. An entire mountain top was removed, the museum built and then buried and landscaped to look as the mountain originally did. You walk to the museum through a curved tunnel and then a unique suspension bridge. The collection is quite impressive, but so is the building itself.


http://www.bcee.concordia.ca/~penguin/bridge03.jpg

http://www.khi.co.jp/tekkou/catalog/kyoryo/miho/miho4.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~ajeans2/japan/places/miho1.jpg


http://www.helloari.com/travel/japan2000/image/miho_bridge_under.jpg

[M.Poirot]

どうもありがとう。Thanks a lot!

[Harkeb]

I lived in rural Japan and did not get to see most of these engineurical marvels! I could kick myself for not travelling more often whilst there. Too scared to travel on my own I guess, as eglish is virtually non-existent in those parts of the world.

[WESTLAKE]

really great pics~~

[sdtj]

Seto Ohashi Bridge

http://www.edit.ne.jp/~fkoichi/honshi03/05.jpg

http://www.ib.pwr.wroc.pl/szechinski/japan/993setoohashibridge/PA216264a.jpg

http://www.ib.pwr.wroc.pl/szechinski/japan/993setoohashibridge/PA216269a.jpg

http://home.pusan.ac.kr/~ndo99/brpic/seto/hij_09.jpg

http://www.ib.pwr.wroc.pl/szechinski/japan/993setoohashibridge/PA216263a.jpg


http://www.ib.pwr.wroc.pl/szechinski/japan/993setoohashibridge/PA216291a.jpg

Shikoku viaduct

http://www.ib.pwr.wroc.pl/szechinski/japan/991shikokuviaduct/PA206187a.jpg


http://www.ib.pwr.wroc.pl/szechinski/japan/991shikokuviaduct/PA206197a.jpg

http://www.ib.pwr.wroc.pl/szechinski/japan/991shikokuviaduct/PA206183a.jpg

http://www.ib.pwr.wroc.pl/szechinski/japan/991shikokuviaduct/PA206195a.jpg

http://www.ib.pwr.wroc.pl/szechinski/japan/991shikokuviaduct/PA206198a.jpg

http://www.ib.pwr.wroc.pl/szechinski/japan/991shikokuviaduct/PA206185a.jpg

Umihotaru is an artificial island parking lot for the Aqua-line, which is a high way /tunel in Tokyo bay.

The Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line, which opened in December 1997, makes travel between Kawasaki and Kisarazu just a matter of a 15-min. drive, moving the whole of Chiba much closer to Tokyo than ever.

Umihotaru (floating "fireflies"), a floating parking lot, unique in the world, is modeled after a luxurious super liner. Its "deck" on the fifth floor is a tourist attraction known for its 360-degree panoramic views of Yokohama Bay Bridge, Tokyo Tower, Makuhari Messe, and faraway Mount Fuji.

Access: It's a 40-min. trip by express bus from Kawasaki or Yokohama.

Did you know: The tunnel under Tokyo bay (the tower in the distance is 7 km away, the mid-point air vent down to the underground highway)

http://komin1.cool.ne.jp/gallery2/umihotaru/pic/DSC_7937-t.jpg

http://peperoom.fc2web.com/umihotaru.jpg

http://tokyoyakei2.cool.ne.jp/chiba/umihotaru/umihotaru-10.jpg

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~HW2T-HRTN/aero/airshow/jgsdf/kisarazu/umihotaru.jpg

http://www.prem-gr.com/yoto/jinnko/umihotaru.jpg

http://www.eoc.jaxa.jp/topics/news/sea/image/umihotaru.jpg

http://www.jhnet.go.jp/tech/photo/img_photo/sa_pa/img.umihotaru/ph_aqua_02_1280.jpg

[Anekdote]

Umihotaru is an artificial island parking lot for the Aqua-line, which is a high way /tunel in Tokyo bay.

The Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line, which opened in December 1997, makes travel between Kawasaki and Kisarazu just a matter of a 15-min. drive, moving the whole of Chiba much closer to Tokyo than ever.

Umihotaru (floating "fireflies"), a floating parking lot, unique in the world, is modeled after a luxurious super liner. Its "deck" on the fifth floor is a tourist attraction known for its 360-degree panoramic views of Yokohama Bay Bridge, Tokyo Tower, Makuhari Messe, and faraway Mount Fuji.



Omg this tunnel/bridge is amazing :runaway:

[bs_lover_boy]

They Should build a LARGE FERRIS WHEEL on top of the rest station on the AQUA LINE so that they can have a GOOD view of Tokyo Bay!!! But then the rest station being designed like a ocean liner is actually very cool!

[bs_lover_boy]

other unknown bridges in Japan
Usui Bridges, Gunma
http://www.tekken.co.jp/04/bridge/img/04.jpg
Nagaragawa Bridges, Gifu


Is that the place of the famous INITIAL D - ANIME???

[I-275westcoastfl]

http://transit-port.net/Galleries/Japan/images/Rainbow-Bridge.jpg
That bridge is ugly the rest are great and those loops :eek2:

[yemon]

Rainbow Bridge

http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/tokyo/odaiba-fuji-tv/fuji-tv-1.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.halfmoon.jp/2bridge/2bridge-22.jpg

http://tokyoyakei.halfmoon.jp/2bridge/2bridge-12.jpg

[DarkFenX]

Best bridges I have ever seen.

[XxRyoChanxX]

awesome...japan is so cool!!

[Siopao]

http://www.eoc.jaxa.jp/topics/news/sea/image/umihotaru.jpg

http://www.jhnet.go.jp/tech/photo/img_photo/sa_pa/img.umihotaru/ph_aqua_02_1280.jpg

Ive been to that place! I still have the key chain that I bought there! LOL

[Siopao]

Is that the place of the famous INITIAL D - ANIME???

You watch INITIAL D!? COOL!! I have the movie :naughty: and I think that IS the palce!

[sdtj]

http://www.ce.ntu.edu.tw/photo/bridge/bridge5bBridges%20Between%20Honshu%20and%20Shikoku.jpg

[SUNNI]

I said it before, and ill say it again, these bridges are amazing...

[Lady L]

In a country that exists of islands, bridges are necessary infrastructures for mobility. And these bridges are truly worth taking the time to watch them.

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!! :applause:

[dannykylaw]

No doubt that Japan is great in bridge architecture.
In short & long , super long bridge they built are stunning.

[carfentanyl]

Love that bridge/tunnel combination. Reminds me of something I built in Simcity once... :D

[Harkeb]

Glorious :bow: :bow: :master:

[sdtj]

Okutama

http://www.anatol.org/images/japan/okutama/images/bridge1.jpg



http://www.anatol.org/images/japan/okutama/images/bridge2.jpg



http://www7.plala.or.jp/tok/silvia/image/gallary_maffler_rm-01a/gallary_maffler_jam.jpg



http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1194/bridge6bbridges20between20hons.jpg

One of the newest... Akinada Bridge 1999

http://apike.ca/images/japan/shimokamagari/akinada2.jpg



http://www.penta-ocean.co.jp/english/works/works_photos/work7_1_1.jpg


Kanmonkyo Bridge


http://voyager55.cool.ne.jp/yamaguchi/bridge/west/kanmonkyo/kanmon01.jpg


Naruto-Kaikyo Bridge

http://www.weltrekordreise.ch/bildaktuell/japan03.jpg



http://jpatokal.iki.fi/photo/travel/Japan/Kansai/Awaji/NarutoKaikyo_Bridge.JPG

[Joya]

I knew Japanese are the bridge experts but I never knew Japan had so many bridges. :runaway:

[coldstar]

some more bridges

Subo Bridge
http://www.showa.co.jp/br/br9.jpeg
Tengenji Bridge
http://www.showa.co.jp/br/br22.jpg
Ushimado Bridge
http://www.showa.co.jp/br/br25.jpg
Nagasaki Oshima Bridge
http://www.showa.co.jp/br/br29.jpg
Kisogawa bridge of the the 2nd Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway route
http://www.showa.co.jp/br/br37a.jpg
Nagasaki Saikai Bridge (another bridge is being constructed next to it
http://www.nagasaki-np.co.jp/kankou/douga/01/images/13.jpg
Nagasaki Higasi-Oibashi Bridge
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/kumamoto/amakusa/higasi_ooibasi/higasi_ooibasi01.jpg
Hirado Bridge
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/nagasaki/hirado/hirado01.jpg
Aratsu Bridge
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/fukuoka/aratu/aratu01.jpg
Wakato Bridge
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/fukuoka/wakato/wakato01.jpg
Kanmon Bridge
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/fukuoka/kanmon/kanmon03big.jpg
Oku Aso Bridge
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/kumamoto/asoh/okuasoh/okuasoh01.jpg
Takachiho Bridges
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/miyazaki/takatiho/sinbasi/sinto01.jpg
Seiun Bridge
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/miyazaki/hinokage/seiun/seiun01.jpg
Kanshi Bridge
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/miyazaki/hinokage/eto/eto11.jpg
Makimine Bridge
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/miyazaki/hinokage/makimine/makimine01.jpg
Tensho Bridge
http://www.yado.co.jp/hasi/miyazaki/hinokage/tensyou/tensyou01.jpg
Megami Bridge (Nagasaki's new harbour bridge)
http://www.doboku.pref.nagasaki.jp/~megami/042.jpg
http://www.doboku.pref.nagasaki.jp/~megami/030.jpg

[Blue Swede]

I just admire Japan overall. Just an amazing culture.

Japan spends a tremendous amount on infastructure and public works, much of it useless, like covering riverbanks with concrete or building roads to nowhere. But many of the bridges are spectacular for sure. As for the culture, I wasn't so impressed to be honest.

The place is littered with "no gaijin" signs, because racism is LEGAL, like something out of South African apartheid. So, restaurants, shops, hot spring baths and so on are perfectly free and very willing to shut out Koreans, blacks or whomever else based solely on race.

Anyway, isn't that sort of ironic for a country so good at building bridges?

[Mackerel]

Japan spends a tremendous amount on infastructure and public works, much of it useless, like covering riverbanks with concrete or building roads to nowhere. But many of the bridges are spectacular for sure. As for the culture, I wasn't so impressed to be honest.

The place is littered with "no gaijin" signs, because racism is LEGAL, like something out of South African apartheid. So, restaurants, shops, hot spring baths and so on are perfectly free and very willing to shut out Koreans, blacks or whomever else based solely on race.

Anyway, isn't that sort of ironic for a country so good at building bridges?

Honestly speaking, I have never seen those kind of signs.
Where have you seen those kind of signs?
There were some adjudgments dealed faithfully with such kind of racism.
And in Japan, racism is not legal.

Why do you want to disscus about those kind of things in Bridge thread?

http://www.joho-yamaguchi.or.jp/mac/kin-sugata3/16/P3200273.JPG
The name of this bridge is Kintai-bridge.
This bridge was made 17c.
Off course, several times, this bridge was swept out.
And this bridge has the brother bridges in China.

[sdtj]

Don't pay any attention to that moron Swede, Mackerel... He's obviously jealous or just plain retarded... He just register in SSC for that?

More amazing Japanese engineering.

The iron bridge (the largest in Japan) carrying the JR San'in line over Amarube

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9338/br16zb.jpg


"Jougakura-Ouhashi" is big arch bridge in Aomori-prefecture, Japan.
The bridge steps over the Jougakura-valley.

360 meters in the total length.
255 meters between arch in length(longest in Japan).
The mountain stream is seen below by 122 meters.


http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/7193/br20fc.jpg


Bridge over Yodogawa river


http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5871/br34cr.jpg



http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5106/br44jn.jpg


Kiyosu bridge over Sumida river, very old steel bridge built in 1928.


http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2589/br51la.jpg


In Kawasaki


http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1711/br69ne.jpg


Shin-Maruko bashi(bridge)


http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/51/br74og.jpg



http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5930/br82dw.jpg


Bridge somewhere in Tokyo Metro


http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2724/br93oz.jpg



http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9506/br108hd.jpg



http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3305/br111gr.jpg


In Tokyo Metro again


http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4869/br122tm.jpg


This bridge is in Toyota


http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8690/br137kc.jpg




http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8585/br144cn.jpg



Kanmon bridge


http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/7113/br151pk.jpg


In Hokkaido


http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9885/br174ov.jpg


In Kobe


http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/6100/br165wv.jpg



Tokyo.


http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9278/br188ck.jpg

[NEWWORLD]

Japan in the house!!!!! simply Amazing.

[sdtj]

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/452/br262sq.jpg




http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2051/br275cy.jpg




http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2963/br282vs.jpg

[IDigFla85]

Wow! Amazing. It's fascinating that Japan has some of the most amazing structures on earth and yet is located in such a crappy geological region.

[Blue Swede]

Honestly speaking, I have never seen those kind of signs.
Where have you seen those kind of signs?
There were some adjudgments dealed faithfully with such kind of racism.
And in Japan, racism is not legal.

Why do you want to disscus about those kind of things in Bridge thread?


I was responding to a post by BHK24 which said nothing about bridges, it only said "I just admire Japan overall. Just an amazing culture" So I commented about bridges and also culture in response. As it happens I have seen many of these bridges in person and I think that are magnificent. Does that mean I can't disagree with a post about the "amazing" culture of a racist country?

Now if you really haven't seen those signs and think I am making it all up, well I'll give you the benefit of the doubt -- here are more than one hundred examples please have a look:

http://www.debito.org/roguesgallery.html

real racist signs in Japan (http://www.debito.org/roguesgallery.html)

And actually the reason for all those signs, there really are absolutely no laws against racial discrimination in Japan -- the only G8 country where that is the case.

But, again, the bridges are lavish and spectacular in Japan. Just wanted to voice an opinion on the poster's opinion that the country had an "amazing" culture.

[Frungy]

There's a difference between Japan being "littered with" no foreigner signs and a few signs in the remote countryside or strip clubs. There's a difference between a few bigoted dance club owners and South African apartheid. Not all Japanese have the ethical standards of seedy establishment owners.


Anyway, isn't that sort of ironic for a country so good at building bridges?

No, the only ironic thing is your hypocrisy by generalizing a nation to be racist.

[coldstar]

WOW, this thread is still alive..

Cyubu International Airport Bridge
http://www.n-sharyo.co.jp/business/tekko/roadwaybridge/centrair.jpg
http://www.penta-ocean.co.jp/company/company_img/h2004_02.jpg

Kobe Airport Bridge
http://www.kcc.zaq.ne.jp/dfdtc600/bridgesight/kobe-ap.jpg
http://job.nikkei.co.jp/2007/contents/corp_profiles/photo/05502/right.jpg
http://tet.air-nifty.com/blog/images/00041_05_05_2615_18_46.jpg

New Kitakyushu Airport Bridge
http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200603%2F15%2F03%2Fe0093903%5F2054868%2Ejpg
http://dats-air.blogzine.jp/photos/photos/060313p007.jpg
http://tet.air-nifty.com/blog/images/00680_06_02_2111_32_48.jpg
http://www.4travel.jp/img/tcs/t/pict/1079/src_10795234.jpg

Kansai International Airport Bridge
http://www.k2.dion.ne.jp/~jp-th/LOVELOG_IMG/20050118af4aa931.jpg
http://tet.air-nifty.com/photos/uncategorized/00864_06_04_2812_14_34.jpg


Tsunoshima Bridge
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/tomosang/skyline/gallery/040615/14.jpg
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/tomosang/skyline/gallery/040615/08.jpg

[EtherealCat]

NinaiKanai Bridge - Okinawa
http://www.geocities.jp/ja1hom/okinawahiway.JPG

Kuruma Bridge - Okinawa
http://www.cosmos.ne.jp/~miyako-m/photo/hp50kikaku/8-kurima/kurima.jpg
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/takamaru1/imgs/9/5/9506f743.jpg

Toyomi Bridge - Naha City - Okinawa
http://www.nahaken-okn.ed.jp/photograph/image_54/original/toyomi-oohasi_b.jpg

[castermaild55]

Japanese Bridge ranking in 1791

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/phistory/67000/20060701115175270032878400.jpg

1)五十鈴川の橋.....　　 三重県伊勢市(Isuzu Bridge, Ise city Mie) 101m
http://tbl.tec.fukuoka-u.ac.jp/bridge/ise_ujibashi/ise_ujibashi-01-0510.jpg

2)住吉の橋　　大阪府大阪市(Sumiyoshi bridge, Osaka) 20m

http://pub.idisk-just.com/fview/ZkM-MDakVVWIfTyFa3c9bk9v8ioYcewxzysdjnEcHhRglc7BOBU1gajE-FCI68zKW9OU7zJZn6TYFnLnhA0VfcIih-fFqkMo.jpg


3)鞘橋　　香川県琴平町 (saya Bridge, kagawa)

http://structure.cande.iwate-u.ac.jp/miyamoto/bridge/image/kotohira.jpg

4)長崎眼鏡橋　 長崎県長崎市(Megane bridge , Nagasaki) in 1634 ,23m

http://park10.wakwak.com/~cdc/nagasaki/meganebr/meganbr1.jpg

5)八つ橋　　 愛知県知立市( Yatsuhashi , Aich) in 947
http://shirotae.hp.infoseek.co.jp/photo/yatuhashi4.jpg
http://www.city.chiryu.aichi.jp/keizai/kanko/gazou/ukiyo03.JPG

6)通天橋　京都府京都市(Tsuten bridge,Kyoto) 1n 1380
http://www.jscekc.civilnet.or.jp/gallery/bridge/yane/picture/tsuten.gif
http://www.nippon-shinyaku.co.jp/kyo-ten/gallery/art/img/1151.jpg
http://www.tofukuji.jp/keidai/tuten.jpg
http://www.tofukuji.jp/keidai/tuten2.jpg

8)矢矧橋（Yahagi-bashi） Aich 360m

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/phistory/67000/20060701115175290229105600.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/phistory/67000/20060701115175299167755100.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/thumb.php?f=Codazzi_deai2.jpg&w=466

9)掛合橋（Kakeai-bashi） Fukui 90m in 1560

http://www.fuku-e.com/theme/photo/104805.jpg

http://www.fuku-e.com/theme/photo/104801.jpg

http://www.archives.pref.fukui.jp/fukui/07/zusetsu/C15/c1522.jpg

10)町屋橋（Machiya-bashi） kuwana Mie 288m
http://www.kasen.net/pref/24mie/inabe/031/05081323.jpg
http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~omoide/17day/DSCF1103.JPG

11)吉田大橋（Yoshida-Oh'hashi) Aich 216m
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/phistory/67000/20060701115175320293908700.jpg
http://www.kasen.net/@5/toyokawa/1/toyohasi/01051513.jpg

12)広瀬川橋（Katasegawa-basi） Sendai in 1640 220m
http://ja.wikipedia.org/upload/1/14/OhHashiFromSE.jpg

13)永代橋　Eitai bridge Edo Tokyo 　in 1698, 198m
http://wadaphoto.jp/maturi/images/suiyoku36.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/phistory/67000/20060701115175333945518500.jpg

http://www.h5.dion.ne.jp/~tokin/b14eitaibashi.jpg

14) 新大橋（Shin Oh'hashi） Edo Tokyo 194m

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Hiroshige_Van_Gogh_2.JPG

http://ja.wikipedia.org/upload/e/e5/Shinohashi.jpg

15)名取川橋（Natorigawa-bashi） Sendai 189m
http://www.bashouan.com/Kabegami/natorigawa_2.jpg

16)両国橋（Ryohgoku-bashi） Edo Tokyo 172m
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/phistory/67000/20060701115175343309702200.gif
http://homepage1.nifty.com/yanaken/kandagawa/image/pict/100kei_ryougoku.jpg
http://homepage3.nifty.com/morikawa_works/ryogokubasiphoto.jpg
http://www.sight-seeing-japan.com/4-kanto/tokyo/ryogokubashi1.jpg

17)籠橋（Kago-bashi） Toyama 162m
http://www.pref.toyama.jp/sections/1002/nobel/spot/images/m10kago.gif
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~jf3t-sgwr/2003/hida/DSCN0377.jpg
http://tokuzo.fc2web.com/2003/sirakawa/DSCN0375.jpg

18)錦帯橋（Kintai-kyoh） Iwakuni ,Yamaguchi 225m in 1673

http://www.arm-p.co.jp/publish/ukiyoe_2/u-010.jpg

http://www.kamoda.com/shokupan/iwakuni2.jpg

http://sukidesu.jp/kintaikyo/kintaikyo1.jpg

19)瀬田の唐橋（Seta no karahashi） Otsu Shiga, 173m+65m...238m before 1600
http://www.shochian.com/IMAGES/setasekisho.JPG

http://www.cvv.jp/cvv/advice/kengaku/ohtsu/7.jpg

20)天神橋（Tenjin-bashi） Osaka 225m , in 1594

http://fukeiga.library.pref.osaka.jp/picture/fukei0218md.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/phistory/67000/20060701115175354965554100.jpg
in 1935
http://osakanight.xrea.jp/night_view/photo/nakanoshima_east08.jpg

21)淀大橋（Yodo Oh'hashi) Kyoto, 216m

http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/meisyozue/kyotosyui/jpg/5/km_02_05_013g.jpg
http://homepage3.nifty.com/nadokoro/nadokoro/54/52505_s.jpg

22)天満橋（Tem'ma-bashi）Osaka ,207m
http://fukeiga.library.pref.osaka.jp/picture/fukei0014md.jpg
http://www.osakacity.or.jp/kikaku/gallery/bridge/bridge/p_tenmabashi.jpg

23)難波橋（Naniwa-bashi） Osaka, 210m ,in 1661

http://fukeiga.library.pref.osaka.jp/picture/fukei0210md.jpg
http://hikoma.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/view/1/1047.jpg
in 1915
http://www.osakacity.or.jp/kikaku/gallery/bridge/bridge/p_naniwabashi.jpg

24)豊後橋（Bungo-bashi）Kyoto, 210m

http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/meisyozue/kyoto/jpg/jpg5/km_01_05_043.jpg
http://www.civilnet.or.jp/gallery/bridge/kyoto/picture/kangetu.gif

25)大和橋（Yamato-bashi）Osaka ,198m
picture of 1704
http://www.lib-sakai.jp/kyoudo/kyo_digi/yamatogawa/image_yamatogawa/tukekae-03.jpg

http://www.lib-sakai.jp/kyoudo/kyo_digi/yamatogawa/image_yamatogawa/tukekae042.jpg

http://www.osakacity.or.jp/kikaku/gallery/bridge/bridge/p_yamatobashi.jpg

26)宇治橋（Uji-bashi)Kyoto ,180m ,one of three oldest bridge in japan
before 900

http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/meisyozue/kyoto/jpg/jpg5/km_01_05_053.jpg

with Murasaki shikibu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murasaki_Shikibu

http://ja.wikipedia.org/upload/thumb/5/54/UjiMurasakiShikibu.jpg/800px-UjiMurasakiShikibu.jpg

27) ....so on
there were 808 bridges in Osak in Edo era...


some firework pics

http://www.depo.jp/itg/img/workimages/l/l_h_hirosige_hanaame_meisyoedo100_ryogokuhanabi.jpg
http://www.umakato.jp/archive/ede/images/09_2_ph01.jpg
http://www.hum.pref.yamaguchi.jp/seek/U07/U0072100.jpg
http://www.dentsu.com/MUSEUM/edo/events/img/13L.jpg
http://www.hum.pref.yamaguchi.jp/seek/U02/U0021000.jpg

[Lestatlenoir]

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/452/br262sq.jpg




http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2051/br275cy.jpg




http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2963/br282vs.jpg


OMG!!! Looks like a roller coster rails AMAZING!!
http://www.iqc.ca/~dstebila/pictures/2006/japan/photos/Imperial_Palace_above_Nijubashi_Bridge.jpg
BTW, Here's Nijubashi Bridge with Imperial Palace in the background. I absolutely love the looks of this bridge. West meets East at its best!!!

[sdtj]

Great collection guys... :)

http://www.danstopicals.com/japan_z292-Z301.jpg

Toyota Arrows Bridge
http://www.jci-web.jp/8HSC-HPC/images/backbg_1_1.jpg

http://www.kawadaken.co.jp/jigyo/image/94_toyota_arrows.jpg

Ujina Bridge

[sdtj]

Fujikawa Bridge

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/760/fujikawakyou2dl1.jpg

Shibakawa

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/3347/shibakawaue9.jpg

Tokimeki Bridge

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/5789/tokimekikf1.jpg

Tenshou Bridge

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9489/tenshouxp9.jpg

Miyakodagawa Bridge

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9943/todakr7.jpg

Ujina Bridge

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5505/ujinauy2.jpg

Ushina Bridge

http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/3915/ushinakw1.jpg

[allan_dude]

Simply the best! :bow: :bow: :bow:

[kbboy]

wonderful bridges :okay:

[choyak]

Fujikawa Bridge

Ushina Bridge

http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/3915/ushinakw1.jpg

Damn amazing engineering in this seemingly simple bridge

[jchernin]

Wow! Amazing. It's fascinating that Japan has some of the most amazing structures on earth and yet is located in such a crappy geological region.

actually, the fact that japan is a chain of islands (and two-thirds mountainous) is why they have so many gorgeous bridges.

[Northsider]

Japanese at is best...
Engineering at its best! Go Japan!

[castermaild55]

Saruhashi( monky bridge)
in 620, original was made...
Saruhashi Bridge is one of "Japan's Three Odd Bridges" and the entire area including the bridge has been registered as Scenic Spot in 1932.

The characteristic of Saruhashi is that no piers are used to support the bridge vertically. From both ends, the four layers of horizontal combination of woods are used to support and the reason to use this method was the valley was too steep to use the piers.

The construction year is unknown, but there are other records of the bridge style existed already in 1676. The oldest estimation is Saruhashi was complete over 500 years ago. Currently, the bridge was restored back in 1984, and 33 meters high, 3.3 meters wide and 31 meters long.

Saruhashi over Kakegawa Gorge shows many faces depending on the season and it is truly a scenic spot.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/SaruHashi2005-8a.jpg/800px-SaruHashi2005-8a.jpg

http://www.city.otsuki.yamanashi.jp/data/15/05/pic/fall/fall1.jpg

http://www.otsuki-saruhashi-j.ed.jp/saruhasi.jpg

http://www.otsuki-saruhashi-j.ed.jp/aikyou1.jpg

http://mikamaro.tea-nifty.com/photos/saruhashi/img_2031.jpg

http://ss.ffpri.affrc.go.jp/labs/etj/setugo/setugo9804/951124Saruhashi/56_751161_22.jpg

[japanese001]

http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/pref/gib/5_no1/0003/5002.ram
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5313/hashipj7.jpg

[thecarlost]

Great country ,awesome bridges.

Great country, Awesome bridges, .......One master piece; Kintai Bridge.

[japanese001]

During construction
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2200/c9860fa5zy0.jpg

[castermaild55]

saga, roop bridge
http://asobo-saga.jp/mt/archives/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B0%E7%94%A8%EF%BC%89%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E5%86%99%E7%9C%9F%27%EF%BC%88H20%5B2%5D.7.11%29.jpg

http://www.pref.saga.lg.jp/web/var/rev0/0011/3957/syasinn2.JPG

[castermaild55]

http://www.ce.ntu.edu.tw/photo/bridge/bridge5bBridges%20Between%20Honshu%20and%20Shikoku.jpg

Shimanami sea root
From onomichi, hiroshima to Shikoku island. 60km long
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2314/2118124684_c1e35f450d_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2062/2117351569_ef52693b52_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/74/224471971_be3acd48f5_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/248/446848431_60790436be_b.jpg

http://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/pano/ryuoh134_1.jpg

http://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/sima/tenbo/tatara175_360_1.jpghttp://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/sima/tenbo/tatara175_360_2.jpg

http://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/pano/karei135.jpg

http://view.adam.ne.jp/sima/tenbo/kuru200.jpg

http://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/sima/tenbo/itoyama175_1.jpghttp://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/sima/tenbo/itoyama175_2.jpg

http://view.adam.ne.jp/sima/tenbo/jodo400.jpg

http://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/pano/takami158.jpg

http://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/pano/shirataki160_1.jpghttp://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/pano/shirataki160_2.jpg

http://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/pano/into_pano157.jpg

http://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/sima/tenbo/iwaki17_1.jpghttp://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/sima/tenbo/iwaki17_2.jpg

http://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/sima/tenbo/hoko360_1.jpghttp://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/sima/tenbo/hoko360_2.jpg

http://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/pano/koro159day_1.jpghttp://nightview.sakura.ne.jp/pano/koro159day_2.jpg

http://ww4.tiki.ne.jp/~mmurakami/sima/

-ssCQDKX8tI

[da_funkmaster]

During construction
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2200/c9860fa5zy0.jpg

mmh, in my opinion the completed bridge will interfere with this marvelous panorama.