In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, also known as the Pearl Bridge, is the longest suspension bridge in the country, stretching a total of 3,911 meters and connecting Kobe City on Honshu to Awaji Island across the Akashi Strait. Its main span measures 1,991 meters, which made it the longest suspension bridge in the world when it opened in 1998. However, it was surpassed in 2022 by Turkey’s 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, whose main span reaches 2,023 meters. Despite this, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge remains

The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge is now open for traffic! With a main span of 2,023 metres, the bridge edges out Japan’s Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, which has a 1,992-m-long main span and takes the world record as the longest spanning bridge 🌉 More than 400 colleagues from COWI have been involved in this project. We've asked two of them to highlight the things they enjoyed the most working on a record-setting bridge like the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge. COWI has been the consultant for the design-build contractor