The Eshima Ohashi Bridge is a highway bridge in Japan that connects the city of Matsue "Matsue (Shimane)", in Shimane Prefecture, and Sakaiminato, in Tottori Prefecture over Lake Nakaumi"). It was built between 1997 and 2004 and is the largest rigid structure bridge in Japan and the third largest in the world.[1] Images of the bridge have been widely circulated due to its apparent nature. steep when photographed from a distance with a telephoto lens, but in reality, it has a less steep slope, on the Shimane side and on the Tottori side.[2]​.

It has a height of 44 meters, a width of 11.3 m and a length of 1.7 kilometers, making it the longest rigid bridge in the country and the third in the world. Its maximum height is intended to allow ships to pass under the structure. Those in charge of the project put this type of bridge before a drawbridge to avoid cutting off traffic and thus improve its flow.[3]​.

Its characteristic slope has turned the bridge into a tourist attraction. However, an optical effect is responsible for the vision of a steeper ramp. The drivers, after traveling across the bridge, have recognized that "the experience is less traumatic than what they assumed at first glance."[4]​ At the beginning of the route there are signs that indicate the need to pay greater attention to the braking system, especially on the way down.[5]​.

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