The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge opened on April 5, 1998 between Honshu and Shikoku, Japan. The overall suspended length with side spans totals 12,831 ft. 8 in., or 2.43 miles - 1.4 times as long as the Golden Gate Bridge! It also has the tallest bridge towers in the world at a height of 928 feet.

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