Eshima Ohashi Bridge is a rigid-frame bridge in Japan that connects Matsue, Shimane Prefecture and Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture over Nakaumi lake. The bridge was built from 1997 to 2004, and it is the largest rigid frame bridge in Japan and the third largest in the world. The bridge has been designed to make sure ships could still pass underneath, which explains the steep and abrupt inclines.
Many people think this Japanese bridge looks like a rollercoaster and videos and images of the bridge have been widely circulated on the internet due to its seemingly steep nature when photographed from a distance, but in reality, it has a less pronounced, 6.1% gradient in the side of Shimane and a 5.1% gradient in the side of Tottori.
