That's what Turkish officials had in mind when they decided to construct the world's longest suspension bridge, the 1915 ...

KOBE--Travelers with no fear of heights can enjoy breathtaking views while camping on the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge here during a special two-day tour--for a whopping 297,000 yen ($2,000). Despite the ...

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is a key 12,831-foot bridge linking two islands in Japan. This suspension bridge, which took 10 years to be completed and involved more than 100 contractors, crosses the ...

A live camera placed near the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Hyogo Prefecture caught images of the fireball at 11:16 p.m. The footage captured the meteor for five seconds, which was falling through a ...

It functions as a road bridge and features some pretty spectacular views of the Swiss countryside. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is an architectural gem in Japan. This giant suspension bridge links the ...

This is an ideal location for a suspension bridge. Suspension bridges, like the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan, can span great distances and still leave room for passing ships and boats.

Forthcoming: Morita, Manabu, Ryusuke Ihara, and Ryohei Nakamura. "An NEG approach to verifying the straw effect: Evidence from the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge in Japan," JCER economic journal.