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A stressed ribbon bridge (also stress-ribbon bridge or catenary bridge [1]) is a tension structure similar in many ways to a simple suspension bridge. The suspension cables are embedded in the deck, which follows a catenary arc between supports. As with a simple suspension bridge, the weight is taken by the suspension cables, but unlike the ...
The bridge was opened to the public on May 15, 2009. [2] The bridge is of a stress-ribbon design, the longest of its type in the world, and only the sixth to have been built in the US. From end to end the bridge measures 995 feet (303 m). This design was chosen for having the least impact on environmentally sensitive habitats in the ...
This 368' (112m) long steel stressed ribbon/arch combination bridge is the first of its kind in North America. A steel arch with a span of 163' (49.5m) supports steel stress ribbons and precast concrete planks over the river complementing the adjacent historic Lancaster Avenue vehicular bridge.
Interstate 15 crosses Lake Hodges via the Lake Hodges Bridge. Approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) west of the I-15 freeway bridge is a bicycle/pedestrian bridge which opened on May 15, 2009, and is the longest stressed ribbon bridge in the world.
The 6th Street Bridge, known as the "Ribbon of Light," has partly gone dark because of copper wire thieves.
Ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the Buck O’Neil Bridge were held Monday morning, but don’t expect to start using the new bridges over the Missouri River in Kansas City for a few more weeks.
Tractor trailers cross the Peace Bridge at the Canada-US border in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, February 3, 2025. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
The Lionel Viera Bridge, also known as the Puente de la Barra and Maldonado Bridge, is a stressed ribbon bridge linking the cities of Punta del Este and La Barra across the Maldonado Creek in southern Uruguay. The bridge is a landmark of both the local beach communities and of Uruguay.