List of largest suspension bridges

A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. Designs may be built higher than otherwise needed in order to allow other traffic (particularly ship traffic) beneath. The purpose of a bridge is to allow easier passage by providing a continuous more uniform more easily navigable route via what would otherwise be an uneven or impossible path for the particular kind of thing travelling or being transported, whether people, vehicles, trains, ships, l ...

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Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge (明石海峡大橋; Akashi-Kaikyō Ōhashi; also known as Pearl Bridge) is a suspension bridge in Japan that crosses the Akashi Strait (Akashi-Kaikyō) linking Maiko in Kobe and Iwaya in Awaji city on Awaji Island, as part of the Honshu-Shikoku Highway. The central section is the longest bridge span in the world at 1991 m. It was planned to be one of three Honshu-Shikoku ...

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The first bridges were spans made of wooden logs or planks and eventually stones, using a simple support and crossbeam arrangement. The arch was first used by the Roman Empire for bridges and aqueducts, some of which still stand today. The Romans also had cement, which reduced the variation of strength found in natural stone. Brick and mortar bridges were built after the Roman era, as the technology for cement was lost then later rediscovered. Rope bridges, a simple type of suspension bridge, were used by the Inca civilization in the Andes mountains of South America, just prior to E ...

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Tsing Ma Bridge becomes a favourite scenic spot as well as a famous landmark. In order to watch and get further information about it, one can go to the Lantau Link Visitor Centre and Viewing Platform which is located at the northwest corner of Tsing Yi Island, which is just next to the Bridge's Tsing Yi end. The model, pictures and the structure of the Lantau Link and Ting Kau Bridge are on display at the Centre. The Visiting Centre is opened from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekdays; from 10:00 am to 6:30 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and most ...

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By the mid-1800s, Cincinnati had become the nation's leading inland port, and ferry traffic to and from Covington and Newport, Kentucky was at a level where the need for a bridge was apparent. The Covington-Cincinnati Bridge Company, led by Covington businessman Amos Shinkle, was formed to oversee the project. The state of Ohio mandated, however, that if a span was to be built, the piers could not interfere with the city's river shipping, and the deck would have to be high enough for the stacks of steamboats to pass underneath. The 1849 char ...

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John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Filling a need, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Engineering achievement, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Alterations and designations, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Ohio River vehicular bridges in Cincinnati

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The Rainbow Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Tokyo Port, located on the northernmost part of Tokyo Bay, connecting the Shibaura Wharf and the new waterfront development area, known as Odaiba in Minato-ku ward, Tokyo. This new symbol of the bayside Tokyo, completed in 1993, is 570m (1870 ft.) in length and carries three lines of transportations; Metropolitan Expressway No. 11 Odaiba Route on the upper deck, Route 357, also known as "Rinkou Douro" (Portside Avenue) and the Yurikamome New Transit on the lower deck. It is also possible ...

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Rainbow Bridge Tokyo, Rainbow Bridge Tokyo - General Information, Rainbow Bridge Tokyo - Tourist / visitor information

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Delaware Memorial Bridge - The First Span. Following the opening of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia, residents of Delaware and New Jersey began to advocate a river crossing in the Wilmington area. As pressure mounted, a ferry service was initiated in 1926 near the bridge's current location as an interim measure. Advocates of a Delaware-New Jersey crossing faced strong opposition from Philadelphia port authorities, claiming it would be a menace to navigation. The US Navy was also concerned that the bridge would be vulnerable to attack and could render the Phil ...

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The first bridges were spans made of wooden logs or planks and eventually stones, using a simple support and crossbeam arrangement. The arch was first used by the Roman Empire for bridges and aqueducts, some of which still stand today. The Romans also had cement, which reduced the variation of strength found in natural stone. Brick and mortar bridges were built after the Roman era, as the technology for cement was lost then later rediscovered. Rope bridges, a simple type of suspension bridge, were used by the Inca civilization in the Andes mountains of South America, just prior to E ...

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Bridge, Bridge - History, Bridge - Etymology, Bridge - Types of bridges, Bridge - By use, Bridge - Decorative and ceremonial bridges, Bridge - Index to types of bridges and bridge related topics, Bridge - Bridge structural and evolutionary taxonomy, Bridge - Efficiency, Bridge - Notable bridges

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The original deck of the bridge was built at the lowest possible cost due to Civil War inflation, but the stone towers were designed to carry a much heavier load than was originally demanded. In 1896, the bridge was painted blue (rather than brown) and received a second set of main cables, a wider steel deck, and a longer northern approach. The reconstruction significantly altered the appearance of the bridge, but the n ...

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John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Filling a need, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Engineering achievement, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Alterations and designations, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Ohio River vehicular bridges in Cincinnati

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Bridges may be classified by their use or by their structure. Bridge - By use. A bridge is usually designed for trains, pedestrian or road traffic, a pipeline or waterway for water transport or barge traffic. In some cases there may be restrictions in use. For example, it may be a bridge carrying a highway and forbidden for pedestrians and bicycles, or a pedestrian bridge, possibly also for bicycles. An aqueduct is a bridge that carries water, resembling a viaduct. Bridge ...

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Bridge, Bridge - History, Bridge - Etymology, Bridge - Types of bridges, Bridge - By use, Bridge - Decorative and ceremonial bridges, Bridge - Index to types of bridges and bridge related topics, Bridge - Bridge structural and evolutionary taxonomy, Bridge - Efficiency, Bridge - Notable bridges, Bridge - Catastrophic collapses

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An easy way to get to the bridge on foot is from the Tamachi stop on the Yamanote line. Walk Southwest from the station and you will eventually end up at the Shibaura anchorage of rainbow bridge. Note that even recent maps (such as google earth as of August 2005) do not show all of the bridges which now exist in this area. But the walk from the station to the bridge is quite direct and easy. On the north side of the Shibaura anchorage you can enter and take an elevator to the pedestrian walkways. There is no fee. The walkways a ...

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Rainbow Bridge Tokyo, Rainbow Bridge Tokyo - General Information, Rainbow Bridge Tokyo - Tourist / visitor information

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Construction continued for over ten years, interrupted by financial shortages and the Civil War, during which the city and the unfinished bridge were under threat of attack. The bridge was completed in December, 1866. As the first bridge to use both vertical suspenders and diagonal stays fanning from each of its 230-foot stone towers, it served as the prototype for Roebling's design of the Brooklyn Bridge, whic ...

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John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Filling a need, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Engineering achievement, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Alterations and designations, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Ohio River vehicular bridges in Cincinnati

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The objectives of the wind tunnel studies were to demonstrate the safety of the structure under construction and once completed, both with respect to aerodynamic stability as well as the possible effects of extreme typhoon wind speeds. A further objective was to provide dynamic response data at several key locations to compare with full scale data from the ongoing monitoring program, conducted by the Highways Department of Hong Kong. It is a 1 to 80 scale section model of the deck in the erection stage and 1 to 400 scale full aeroelas ...

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Tsing Ma Bridge, Tsing Ma Bridge - Five major components in its construction, Tsing Ma Bridge - The wind tunnel, Tsing Ma Bridge - As a tourist sight, Tsing Ma Bridge - Ways to get there, Tsing Ma Bridge - Operating hours of architectural lighting, Tsing Ma Bridge - Tolls, Tsing Ma Bridge - Traffic speeds

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Bridges may be classified by their use or by their structure. Bridge - By use. A bridge is usually designed for trains, pedestrian or road traffic, a pipeline or waterway for water transport or barge traffic. In some cases there may be restrictions in use. For example, it may be a bridge carrying a highway and forbidden for pedestrians and bicycles, or a pedestrian bridge, possibly also for bicycles. An aqueduct is a bridge that carries water, resembling a viaduct. Bridge ...

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Bridge, Bridge - History, Bridge - Etymology, Bridge - Types of bridges, Bridge - By use, Bridge - Decorative and ceremonial bridges, Bridge - Index to types of bridges and bridge related topics, Bridge - Bridge structural and evolutionary taxonomy, Bridge - Efficiency, Bridge - Notable bridges

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A bridge's structural efficiency may be considered to be the ratio of load carried to bridge weight, given a specific set of material types. In one common challenge young students are to be divided into groups of two or three and then to be given a fixed quantity of wood sticks, a specific distance to span, and a given glue, and then to construct a bridge that will be tested to destruction by the progressive addition of load at the center of the span. The bridge taking the greatest load is by this test the most structurally efficie ...

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Bridge, Bridge - History, Bridge - Etymology, Bridge - Types of bridges, Bridge - By use, Bridge - Decorative and ceremonial bridges, Bridge - Index to types of bridges and bridge related topics, Bridge - Bridge structural and evolutionary taxonomy, Bridge - Efficiency, Bridge - Notable bridges, Bridge - Catastrophic collapses

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A bridge's structural efficiency may be considered to be the ratio of load carried to bridge weight, given a specific set of material types. In one common challenge young students are to be divided into groups of two or three and then to be given a fixed quantity of wood sticks, a specific distance to span, and a given glue, and then to construct a bridge that will be tested to destruction by the progressive addition of load at the center of the span. The bridge taking the greatest load is by this test th ...

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Bridge, Bridge - History, Bridge - Etymology, Bridge - Types of bridges, Bridge - By use, Bridge - Decorative and ceremonial bridges, Bridge - Index to types of bridges and bridge related topics, Bridge - Bridge structural and evolutionary taxonomy, Bridge - Efficiency, Bridge - Notable bridges

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