Meiko Nishi Ohashi roadway bridges

What it is

• Two separate steel cable-stayed bridges crossing the Port of Nagoya.
• Part of the Meiko Triton bridge trio in Aichi Prefecture.
• The first bridge opened in 1985 and the second in 1998.
• A 758-meter long structure that received the Tanaka Award in 1984.

What to see

• Two A-shaped main towers standing 122 meters above the bridge base.
• A central span measuring 405 meters across the water.
• Steel structures painted white and red for aviation visibility.
• A vertical clearance of 39.4 meters for ships passing underneath.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.