Wakato Bridge

Japanese: 若戸大橋 - わかとおおはし
Wakato Bridge

This large suspension bridge on National Route 199 spans Dokai Bay, straddling Wakamatsu and Tobataku wards in Kitakyushu. It is 2,068 meters long (680 meters for the suspension bridge section, 367 meters for the central span), 15 meters wide, and 42 meters clear (large ships can pass through). It was opened in 1962 (Showa 37) as a toll road bridge built by the Japan Highway Public Corporation to replace the existing ferry in order to modernize traffic in both the Wakamatsu and Tobata sections and to ease congestion in and out of the bay. There was a roadway and a sidewalk, but the sidewalk was abolished in 1984 due to the expansion of the roadway. On the Tobata side, it connects to Kitakyushu Expressway Route 2. A city-run passenger ferry still runs directly underneath. In 2012, the Wakato Tunnel (Shin-Wakato Road), an undersea tunnel built to alleviate traffic congestion on the Wakato Bridge, was opened.

[Masaaki Ishiguro]

[Reference items] | Kitakyushu (city) | Tobata | Wakamatsu

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

北九州市若松区(わかまつく)と戸畑区(とばたく)にまたがり、洞海湾(どうかいわん)に架けられた国道199号の大吊橋(つりばし)。全長2068メートル(吊橋部680メートル、中央径間367メートル)、幅15メートル、桁下(けたした)42メートル(大型船通航可能)。若松・戸畑両区間の交通近代化と、船舶の湾内外への航行混雑を緩和するために日本道路公団が従来の渡船にかえて建設した有料道路橋で、1962年(昭和37)開通。車道と歩道が併設されていたが、1984年に車道拡張のため、歩道は廃止となった。戸畑側では北九州高速道路2号線と接続している。直下を旅客用市営渡船が現在も航行している。2012年(平成24)には、若戸大橋の渋滞緩和のため建設された海底トンネル、若戸トンネル(新若戸道路)が開通した。

[石黒正紀]

[参照項目] | 北九州(市) | 戸畑 | 若松

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