Eshima Ohashi Bridge

Eshima Ohashi Bridge 江島大橋
The Eshima Ohashi Bridge from the side
Coordinates	35°31′9″N 133°12′0″E / 35.51917°N 133.20000°E / 35.51917; 133.20000Coordinates: 35°31′9″N 133°12′0″E / 35.51917°N 133.20000°E / 35.51917; 133.20000
Crosses	Nakaumi
Locale	Shimane and Tottori prefectures
Maintained by	Sakaiminato management association
Characteristics
Total length	1.7 km
Width	11.3 m
Height	44.7 m
Longest span	250 m
History
Construction begin	1997
Construction end	2004

Eshima Ohashi Bridge (Japanese: 江島大橋^?) is a rigid-frame bridge in Japan that connects Matsue, Shimane Prefecture and Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture over Nakaumi lake. It was built from 1997 to 2004. It is the largest rigid-frame bridge in Japan and the third largest in the world. Images of the bridges have widely circulated on the internet, due to it appearing very steep from a short distance, but in actuality the Shimane side has a gradient of 6.1% and Tottori side of 5.1%.