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Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge
(北備讃瀬戸大橋 Kita Bisan Seto Ō-hashi?)
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The Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (far bridge) and the Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge
Carries 4 lanes of roadway (upper)
2 rail lines (lower)
Crosses Seto Inland Sea
Maintained by Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Design Double-decked suspension bridge
Longest span 990 meters
Total length 1,538 meters
Opening date 1985
Toll 4,850 Yen (Seto-Ohashi Bridge)
Coordinates 34°22′42″N, 133°49′16″E

The Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (北備讃瀬戸大橋 Kita Bisan Seto Ō-hashi?) is a suspension bridge with a center span of 990 meters. It is the 19th largest suspension bridge in the world. The span carries roadway and Japan Railway rail lines. It is part of the Seto-Shuo Expressway and with the other 5 bridges along this route are collectively known as the Seto-Ohashi Bridges. The nearly identical Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge (南備讃瀬戸大橋 Minami Bisan Seto Ō-hashi?) is located immediately to the south.

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Crossings of the Seto-Chuo Expressway
North
Yoshima Bridge
Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge
South
Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge
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