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Topic: Kanmonkyo Bridge


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  Encyclopedia: Kanmon Strait   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
There is also a bridge which carries an expressway.
By far the most used method is a number of tunnels which carry the Shinkansen, trains, cars and even pedestrians.
The Kanmonkyo bridge (see photo) was opened to vehicles on November 14, 1973.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kanmon-Strait   (223 words)

  
 Kitakyushu,_Fukuoka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
There are several bridges in Kitakyūshū and between the city and other places.
The largest ones are the Kanmon Straits bridge (J: Kanmon Kyo) between Kitakyūshū and Shimonoseki (on Kyūshū and Honshū respectively) and the Waka-To Ō-hashi bridge linking Tobata and Wakamatsu wards.
But there are also bridges over the Onga river (J: Onga-gawa) on the western border of the city.
q-basic.xodox.de /Kitakyushu   (1182 words)

  
 Vocabulary of 'bridge'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
It is the first of the series of bridges built between Honshu and Shikoku.
explanation: Rainbow Bridge, of which construction began in 62th year of Showa Era and ended in 5th year of Heisei Era, is a suspended bridge, crossing Tokyo Harbor.
The bridge has 2 stages: the upper stage is used for an express way while the lower one is for an ordinary road and sidewalks as well as an unmanned seaside express train, called Yurikamome (sea gull).
www.hikyaku.com /cgi-bin/keyword?geog+bridge+dico/geogifg   (699 words)

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