The Seto-ohashi Bridge spans the Seto Inland Sea and connects Honshu and Shikoku. Six bridges and four viaducts connect Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture, and Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture.
With a total length of 9,368 meters, it is the world’s longest bridge that combines rail and road.
At the foot of the bridge on the Sakaide side is the Seto-ohashi Memorial Park, which houses the Seto-ohashi Tower, a revolving observation platform. One of the world’s largest bridges.
Opened to traffic in April 1988. It is 37.3 km long by road, 32.4 km long by railroad, and 9.4 km long by strait.
The bridge is illuminated on Saturdays (and other designated days).