Opening of Kammon Bridge to traffic

Opening of Kammon Bridge to traffic

Photo taken on Nov. 14, 1973, shows the Kammon Bridge on its opening day. The 1,068-meter-long bridge connects Kitakyushu (front) in Fukuoka Prefecture, on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu, and Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the western tip of the island of Honshu.

Opening of Kammon Bridge to traffic

Opening of Kammon Bridge to traffic

Photo taken on Nov. 14, 1973, shows the Kammon Bridge on its opening day. The 1,068-meter-long bridge connects Kitakyushu (front) in Fukuoka Prefecture, on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu, and Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the western tip of the island of Honshu.

Illumination of Kammon Bridge in Japan

Illumination of Kammon Bridge in Japan

The 1,068-meter Kammon Bridge connecting Shimonoseki (front) in Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the western tip of Japan's main island of Honshu, and Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, is illuminated on Nov. 12, 2023, ahead of its 50th anniversary of opening on Nov. 14.

Illumination of Kammon Bridge in Japan

Illumination of Kammon Bridge in Japan

The 1,068-meter Kammon Bridge connecting Kitakyushu (L) in Fukuoka Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, and Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the western tip of Japan's main island of Honshu, is illuminated on Nov. 12, 2023, ahead of its 50th anniversary of opening on Nov. 14.

Illumination of Kammon Bridge in Japan

Illumination of Kammon Bridge in Japan

The 1,068-meter Kammon Bridge connecting Shimonoseki (front) in Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the western tip of Japan's main island of Honshu, and Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, on the southwestern main island of Kyushu, is illuminated on Nov. 12, 2023, ahead of its 50th anniversary of opening on Nov. 14.

50th anniversary of Kanmon Bridge in Japan

50th anniversary of Kanmon Bridge in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 8, 2023, shows the 1,068-meter Kanmon Bridge, connecting Kitakyushu (front) in Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture on the western tip of Japan's main island of Honshu, ahead of its 50th anniversary on Nov. 14.

Opening of Kanmon Bridge to traffic

Opening of Kanmon Bridge to traffic

Many spectators gather to see the opening of the Kanmon Bridge to traffic on Nov. 14, 1973. The 1,068-meter bridge connects Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture on the western tip of Japan's main island of Honshu.

50th anniversary of Kanmon Bridge in southwestern Japan

50th anniversary of Kanmon Bridge in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 8, 2023, shows the 1,068-meter Kanmon Bridge, connecting Kitakyushu (front) in Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture on the western tip of Japan's main island of Honshu, ahead of its 50th anniversary on Nov. 14.