Sky Gate Bridge R
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Carries
(6 lanes),
S Kansai Airport Line,
Nankai Airport Line
(6 lanes),S Kansai Airport Line,
Nankai Airport LineCrossesOsaka Bay
LocaleIzumisano, Osaka, 
Japan
JapanSky Gate Bridge R スカイゲートブリッジR | |
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| Coordinates | 34°25′35″N 135°16′42″E / 34.426333°N 135.278361°E |
| Carries | (6 lanes), S Kansai Airport Line, Nankai Airport Line |
| Crosses | Osaka Bay |
| Locale | Izumisano, Osaka, Japan |
| Official name | 関西国際空港連絡橋 (Kansai Kokusai Kūkō Renrakukyō) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Continuous truss bridge |
| Total length | 3,750 m (2.33 mi)[1] |
| Width | 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in) |
| Height | 25 m (82 ft 0 in) |
| Longest span | 150 m (492 ft 2 in) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | ¥920[2] |
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 関西国際空港連絡橋 | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 4.6 km[3] (2.9 mi) |
| Existed | 2009–present |
| Component highways |  National Route 481 |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Rinku Junction Hanshin Expressway Bayshore Route Kansai-Kūkō Expresswayin Izumisano, Osaka |
| Section 1 | |
| North end | Kansai International Airport Interchange in Izumisano, Osaka |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
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Sky Gate Bridge R (スカイゲートブリッジR Sukaigētoburijji R), also known as the Kansai International Airport Access Bridge (関西国際空港連絡橋), serves as a link between the mainland of Osaka, Japan to the artificial island in Osaka Bay on which Kansai International Airport is built. It is the longest double-decked truss bridge in the world. The bridge carries six lanes of automobile traffic on top and two of rail below, over nine truss spans.
The Sky Gate Bridge is a continuous truss bridge that measures 3.75 km (2.33 mi) long, 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in) wide (6 lanes), and 25 m (82 ft) at its highest point in the center.[1][4]
