Armour

Caroline Armour

 I researched the Akashi Kaikyo bridge. The bridge was built in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. It began being worked on in 1986. The Akashi Kaikyo connects Iwaya in the Awaji Island to Kobe, Honshu. It spans 12,831 feet. There wasn't a bridge in this area before the Akashi Kaikyo was built. People had to travel in ferries and many were injured or killed due to weather problems. The Akashi Kaikyo is a suspension bridge. It cost 3.6 billion dollars to make. A lot of new technology was used the build the Akashi Kaikyo bridge. They used granite, steel, cables, concrete, and a special underwater concrete. There are many earthquakes in this area of Japan. The engineers had to make sure the Akashi Kaikyo would survive them. When the length of a bridge increases the strength does as well. The Akashi Kaikyo is a very long bridge. The bridge began being built in 1986 and was finished in 1998. It took twelve years to build. The length of the Akashi Kaikyo is 12,831 feet. The Akashi Kaikyo bridge's clearance is 213.25 feet high. It has six lanes across. The Akashi Kaikyo bridge is also known as the Pearl bridge. It takes four Brooklyn bridges to span the distance of the Akashi Kaikyo. While the bridge was being built it survived the Kobe earthquake. A man named Satoshi Kashima designed it.