À propos de ce lieu: Pont de Kurushima-Kaikyo
Le pont Kurushima-Kaikyo est un triple pont suspendu (total 4 105 m) sur le détroit de Kurushima. Icône du Shimanami Kaido, il fut le premier triple suspendu au monde. Courants rapides sous le pont et travées massives créent la scène la plus dramatique de la mer intérieure.
Points forts
- Three-section suspension structure — a world-first sequence of First, Second, and Third bridges, totaling 4,105 m and slicing across the strait in a straight line
- View from Mt. Kiro Observatory — at 307 m, a 360° panorama of the entire bridge, the strait, and surrounding islands; spectacular at sunset
- Itoyama Park (Imabari side) — a park beside the bridge's foot, where the slanting late-day light and the shimmering surface combine beautifully
- Cycling deck — a 6.5 km cycling path on top of the bridge, riding 70 m above the sea — the symbol of the Shimanami Kaido route
- Fast strait currents — up to 10 knots beneath the bridge, with whitecaps and eddies that animate the shot
