Ondo Bridge

Japanese: 音戸大橋 - おんどおおはし
Ondo Bridge
This road bridge spans the Ondo Strait between Kegoya-cho, Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Ondo-cho, Kurahashi Island (now Kure City). It is an arch bridge 172m long and 6m wide, with a spiral elevated road on the Ondo side. Construction began in 1960 and opened the following year. The strait is a strategic point on the inland sea route, said to have been excavated by Taira no Kiyomori, with a width of about 90m and rapid currents of up to 3 knots.
→ Related article Ondo [town]

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Japanese:
広島県呉市警固屋(けごや)町と倉橋島の音戸町(現・呉市)の間,音戸ノ瀬戸にかかる道路橋。長さ172m,幅6mのアーチ橋で,音戸側はらせん高架道路になっている。1960年起工,翌年開通。瀬戸は平清盛の開削と伝える内海航路の要衝で,幅約90m,最大3ノットの急潮。
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