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Sky Gate Bridge R スカイゲートブリッジR | |
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Coordinates | 34°25′35″N 135°16′42″E / 34.426333°N 135.278361°E |
Carries | (6 lanes), S Kansai Airport Line, Nankai Airport Line |
Crosses | Osaka Bay |
Locale | Izumisano, Osaka, Japan |
Official name | 関西国際空港連絡橋 (Kansai Kokusai Kūkō Renrakukyō) |
Characteristics | |
Design | Continuous truss bridge |
Total length | 3,750 m (2.33 mi) [1] |
Width | 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in) |
Height | 25 m (82 ft 0 in) |
Longest span | 150 m (492 ft 2 in) |
History | |
Opened | 1994 |
Statistics | |
Toll | ¥920 [2] |
Location | |
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Kansai International Airport Access Bridge | |
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関西国際空港連絡橋 | |
Route information | |
Length | 4.6 km [3] (2.9 mi) |
Existed | 2009–present |
Component highways | National Route 481 |
Major junctions | |
South end | Rinku Junction Hanshin Expressway Bayshore Route Kansai-Kūkō Expressway in Izumisano, Osaka |
Section 1 | |
North end | Kansai International Airport Interchange in Izumisano, Osaka |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Highway system | |
Sky Gate Bridge R (スカイゲートブリッジR Sukaigētoburijji R), also known as the Kansai International Airport Access Bridge (関西国際空港連絡橋), serves as a link between the mainland of Osaka, Japan to the artificial island in Osaka Bay on which Kansai International Airport is built. It is the longest double-decked truss bridge in the world. The bridge carries six lanes of automobile traffic on top and two of rail below, over nine truss spans.
The Sky Gate Bridge is a continuous truss bridge that measures 3.75 km (2.33 mi) long, 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in) wide (6 lanes), and 25 m (82 ft) at its highest point in the center. [1] [4]
The bridge commenced construction in June 1987, and was completed in March 1994. [1] On 21 April 2009, management of the expressway portion of the bridge was handed over to the West Nippon Expressway Company. [3] This expressway was numbered E71 alongside the Kansai-Kūkō Expressway in 2016. [5]
The bridge was damaged on 4 September 2018 by Typhoon Jebi. A 2600-ton tanker lost power and was blown into one side, severely damaging half of the automobile lanes and the rail lines. [6] The bridge, being the sole link between the airport and the mainland, stranded approximately 3000 passengers and 2000 staff [7] overnight at the airport. They were evacuated the next day via the Kōbe–Kankū Bay Shuttle (神戸-関空ベイ・シャトル) ferry to nearby Kobe Airport, [8] later joined by buses over the undamaged half of the bridge. [7] The bridge was partially reopened to vehicle traffic on 7 March 2019 with four lanes open. [9] The bridge's full capacity with six lanes of traffic was restored on 8 April 2019. [10]
The entire expressway is in Osaka Prefecture. The sequence of kilometer posts continue from the Kansai-Kūkō Expressway.
Location | km [11] | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes | |
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Izumisano | 6.6 | 4.1 | 3 | Rinkū |
Hanshin Expressway
Bayshore Route –
Osaka,
Kobe Kansai-Kūkō Expressway – Osaka, Wakayama | Southern terminus, E71 continues on to the Kansai-Kūkō Expressway | |
6.6 | 4.1 | 4 | Rinku |
National Route 481 – to
National Route 26 Osaka Prefecture Route 29 east – Kaizuka Osaka Prefecture Route 63 south – Sennan | Northbound entrance, southbound exit; southern end of National Route 481 concurrency | ||
11.2 | 7.0 | 5 | Kansai International Airport | Kansai Airport – Domestic Cargo, Observation Hall, Terminal, Ferries | Northern terminus of E71 and National Route 481; toll gate | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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You can help expand this article with text translated from
the corresponding article in Japanese. (September 2018) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Sky Gate Bridge R スカイゲートブリッジR | |
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Coordinates | 34°25′35″N 135°16′42″E / 34.426333°N 135.278361°E |
Carries | (6 lanes), S Kansai Airport Line, Nankai Airport Line |
Crosses | Osaka Bay |
Locale | Izumisano, Osaka, Japan |
Official name | 関西国際空港連絡橋 (Kansai Kokusai Kūkō Renrakukyō) |
Characteristics | |
Design | Continuous truss bridge |
Total length | 3,750 m (2.33 mi) [1] |
Width | 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in) |
Height | 25 m (82 ft 0 in) |
Longest span | 150 m (492 ft 2 in) |
History | |
Opened | 1994 |
Statistics | |
Toll | ¥920 [2] |
Location | |
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Kansai International Airport Access Bridge | |
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関西国際空港連絡橋 | |
Route information | |
Length | 4.6 km [3] (2.9 mi) |
Existed | 2009–present |
Component highways | National Route 481 |
Major junctions | |
South end | Rinku Junction Hanshin Expressway Bayshore Route Kansai-Kūkō Expressway in Izumisano, Osaka |
Section 1 | |
North end | Kansai International Airport Interchange in Izumisano, Osaka |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Highway system | |
Sky Gate Bridge R (スカイゲートブリッジR Sukaigētoburijji R), also known as the Kansai International Airport Access Bridge (関西国際空港連絡橋), serves as a link between the mainland of Osaka, Japan to the artificial island in Osaka Bay on which Kansai International Airport is built. It is the longest double-decked truss bridge in the world. The bridge carries six lanes of automobile traffic on top and two of rail below, over nine truss spans.
The Sky Gate Bridge is a continuous truss bridge that measures 3.75 km (2.33 mi) long, 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in) wide (6 lanes), and 25 m (82 ft) at its highest point in the center. [1] [4]
The bridge commenced construction in June 1987, and was completed in March 1994. [1] On 21 April 2009, management of the expressway portion of the bridge was handed over to the West Nippon Expressway Company. [3] This expressway was numbered E71 alongside the Kansai-Kūkō Expressway in 2016. [5]
The bridge was damaged on 4 September 2018 by Typhoon Jebi. A 2600-ton tanker lost power and was blown into one side, severely damaging half of the automobile lanes and the rail lines. [6] The bridge, being the sole link between the airport and the mainland, stranded approximately 3000 passengers and 2000 staff [7] overnight at the airport. They were evacuated the next day via the Kōbe–Kankū Bay Shuttle (神戸-関空ベイ・シャトル) ferry to nearby Kobe Airport, [8] later joined by buses over the undamaged half of the bridge. [7] The bridge was partially reopened to vehicle traffic on 7 March 2019 with four lanes open. [9] The bridge's full capacity with six lanes of traffic was restored on 8 April 2019. [10]
The entire expressway is in Osaka Prefecture. The sequence of kilometer posts continue from the Kansai-Kūkō Expressway.
Location | km [11] | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Izumisano | 6.6 | 4.1 | 3 | Rinkū |
Hanshin Expressway
Bayshore Route –
Osaka,
Kobe Kansai-Kūkō Expressway – Osaka, Wakayama | Southern terminus, E71 continues on to the Kansai-Kūkō Expressway | |
6.6 | 4.1 | 4 | Rinku |
National Route 481 – to
National Route 26 Osaka Prefecture Route 29 east – Kaizuka Osaka Prefecture Route 63 south – Sennan | Northbound entrance, southbound exit; southern end of National Route 481 concurrency | ||
11.2 | 7.0 | 5 | Kansai International Airport | Kansai Airport – Domestic Cargo, Observation Hall, Terminal, Ferries | Northern terminus of E71 and National Route 481; toll gate | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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