The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (Building World Landmarks) (Building World Landmarks)

By Kaye Patchett

Japan's Akashi-Kaiko bridge is the world's longest suspension bridge. More than two million people helped to build this vital road link between the islands of Honshu and Awaji. During construction, the 2.5-mile-long bridge became even longer when the Great Hanshin Earthquake moved gigantic rock slabs beneath its foundations and added more than three feet to its already record length.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1410301400
• ISBN13: 9781410301406
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Blackbirch Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.7" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7