50th anniversary of Kammon Bridge in Japan

50th anniversary of Kammon Bridge in Japan

Photo shows the Kammon Bridge connecting 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, on Nov. 14, 2023, the 50th anniversary of its opening.

50th anniversary of Kammon Bridge in Japan

50th anniversary of Kammon Bridge in Japan

Photo shows the Kammon Bridge connecting 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, on Nov. 14, 2023, the 50th anniversary of its opening.

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.

Ship carrying Osprey heads for U.S. airbase in Iwakuni

Ship carrying Osprey heads for U.S. airbase in Iwakuni

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Green Ridge cargo ship carrying the first shipment to Japan of U.S. military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft passes the Kammon Straits under the Kammon Bridge on the western tip of Honshu at 8:24 p.m. on July 22, 2012, headed for the U.S. Marines' Iwakuni Air Station.

MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama (front) and the South Korean container ship Carina Star (middle). The two vessels collided in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures the previous night. The Kammon Bridge is seen in the background.

KAMMON BRIDGE

KAMMON BRIDGE==Date:March, 1973, Place:Yamaguchi,Fukuoka,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama (front) and the South Korean container ship Carina Star (middle). The two vessels collided in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures the previous night. The Kammon Bridge is seen in the background. (Kyodo)