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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
I never once said I was fair! 
But being such a nice guy, I'll tell you using Romaji instead of Kanji.
The bridge is called the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, and it spans the Inland Sea between the city of Kobe, which is on Honshu (Japan's largest island) and leads to the island of Shikoku. It actually doesn't 'touch' Shikoku though... there is another small island that it lands upon, then goes via expressway to Shikoku. Other than if you are born there, there isn't much reason to go to Shikoku... I think Japan could probably sell Shikoku and nobody here would even be aware of it.
Stitchawl |
Well Shikoku does have its occasional uses. Much of the novel
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami takes place there.
So to provide the complete answers:
The Verrazano Narrows Bridge (tower to tower distance 1298 m) replaced the Golden Gate Bridge as the longest single span suspension bridge when it was completed in 1964.
The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (1991 m) is the current longest and was completed in 1988.
So the floor is again open to anyone with a good quiz.