Eshima Ohashi Bridge, Shimane, Japan
Eshima Ohashi Bridge 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 bridge have widely circulated on the internet, due to it appearing very steep when photographed from a long distance with a long telephoto lens, but in actuality the Shimane side shown here has a gradient of 6.1% and Tottori side of 5.1%.
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