Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project

The Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project is a system of bridges connecting the islands of Honshu and Shikoku across the Inland Sea of Japan, which were previously only connected by ferry. It consists of three major connections.

Seto-Chuo Expressway

Also known as the Great Seto Bridge, this line connects Okayama Prefecture to Kagawa Prefecture. A series of six major bridges and five viaducts are used. The six bridges are: the Shimotsui-Seto Bridge, Hitsuishijima Bridge, Iwakurojima Bridge, Yoshima Bridge, Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge, and Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge.

Related Topics:
Great Seto Bridge - Okayama Prefecture - Kagawa Prefecture - Shimotsui-Seto Bridge - Hitsuishijima Bridge - Iwakurojima Bridge - Yoshima Bridge - Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge - Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge

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The Seto-Chuo bridges are also used by JR express trains, and are designed to accommodate high-speed Shinkansen service in the future, although there are no current plans to extend the Shinkansen to Shikoku.

Related Topics:
JR - Shinkansen

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