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  2. Self-anchored suspension bridge - Wikipedia

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    The SAS portion of the eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (2013) is a single-tower asymmetric bridge with a main span of 385 m (1,263 ft). It is currently the largest SAS bridge in the world. [3] The Pingsheng Bridge (2006) in China is a single-tower bridge with a main span of 350 m (1,148 ft).

  3. Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge

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    The eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge was a construction project to replace a seismically unsound portion of the Bay Bridge with a new self-anchored suspension bridge (SAS) and a pair of viaducts. The bridge is in the U.S. state of California and crosses the San Francisco Bay between Yerba Buena Island and Oakland.

  4. List of longest suspension bridge spans of main span between ...

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    Steel bridges in the world, and other bridge statistics, The Swedish Institute of Steel Construction, March 2003 (out of date) Virola, Eur Ing Juhani, Two Millennia - Two Long-Span Suspension Bridges , Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, ATSE Focus No 124, November/December 2002 (revised information up to date as of 2005)

  5. To Hatch the Longest Suspension Bridge Ever, Engineers Are ...

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    A monster and a child of Greek gods may impact this technological marvel.

  6. Category:Self-anchored suspension bridges - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Self-anchored suspension bridges" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

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  8. San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge - Wikipedia

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    A Key System interurban crossing the bridge. Construction of the Bridge Railway began on November 29, 1937, with the laying of the first ties. [67] The first train was run across the Bay Bridge on September 23, 1938, a test run utilizing a Key System train consisting of two articulated units with California Governor Frank Merriam at the ...

  9. Suspension bridge - Wikipedia

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    Cable-stayed bridges and suspension bridges may appear to be similar, but are quite different in principle and in their construction. In suspension bridges, large main cables (normally two) hang between the towers and are anchored at each end to the ground. The main cables, which are free to move on bearings in the towers, bear the load of the ...