Kanmon Bridge Celebrates 50 Years in Operation

Kanmon Bridge Celebrates 50 Years in Operation

Kanmon Bridge to celebrate 50 years in operation on August 19, 2023=Date:November 9, 2023, Place:Fukuoka

Kanmon Bridge Celebrates 50 Years in Operation

Kanmon Bridge Celebrates 50 Years in Operation

Kanmon Bridge to celebrate 50 years in operation on August 19, 2023=Date:November 9, 2023, Place:Fukuoka

Kanmon Bridge Celebrates 50 Years in Operation

Kanmon Bridge Celebrates 50 Years in Operation

Kanmon Bridge to celebrate 50 years in operation on August 19, 2023=Date:November 9, 2023, Place:Fukuoka

Kanmon Bridge Celebrates 50 Years in Operation

Kanmon Bridge Celebrates 50 Years in Operation

Kanmon Bridge to celebrate 50 years in operation on August 19, 2023=Date:November 9, 2023, Place:Fukuoka

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.