Ikitsuki Bridge
The Ikitsuki Bridge is a continuous truss bridge that connects Ikitsuki to Hirado Island. Completed in 1991, it has a main span of 400 meters. It is the longest continuous truss bridge in the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hiroshi Nakai, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: Bridge connecting Ikitsuki to Hirado, Japan
- Also known as: “Ikitsuki Ohashi” and “Ikitsuki Ōhashi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kasuga Village and Mount Yasumandake.
Kasuga Village
Photo: Indiana jo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kasuga Village is situated 1½ km south of Ikitsuki Bridge.
Mount Yasumandake
Peak
Photo: Daisuke fukumoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Yasumandake is the highest peak on the island of Hirado, Japan. The mountain was sacred to Buddhists and Shintoists, and as Christianity became prevalent in Hirado it also became an object of Hidden Christian worship. Mount Yasumandake is situated 3 km southeast of Ikitsuki Bridge.
Nakaenoshima
Islet
Photo: Indiana jo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nakaenoshima is an uninhabited island 2 km off the coast of Hirado, Japan. It is located in the East China Sea. During Japan's ban on Christianity many Japanese Christians were martyred on the island and it is now closed to all tourists. it was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2018 as part of the Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region. Nakaenoshima is situated 3½ km northeast of Ikitsuki Bridge.
Ikitsuki Bridge
- Categories: truss bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.35312° or 33° 21′ 11″ northLongitude
129.43825° or 129° 26′ 18″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Inception
July 31st, 1991Height
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
8Q5F9C3Q+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 1010697439OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Ikitsuki Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “生月大橋”
- Czech: “most Ikitsuki”
- Czech: “Most Ikitsuki”
- French: “Ikitsuki-ōhashi”
- French: “pont Ikitsuki”
- French: “Pont Ikitsuki”
- German: “Ikitsuki-Brücke”
- Italian: “Ponte Ikitsuki”
- Japanese: “Ikitsuki-ōhashi”
- Japanese: “いきつきおおはし”
- Japanese: “生月大橋”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ikitsuki Bridge”. Photo: Hiroshi Nakai, CC BY 2.0.