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A girder bridge is a bridge that uses girders as the means of supporting its deck. [1] The two most common types of modern steel girder bridges are plate and box. [citation needed] The term "girder" is often used interchangeably with "beam" in reference to bridge design.
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, [2] Istanbul: Cantilever bridge: 549 m (Quebec bridge) 1042.6 m (Forth Bridge) Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge: Clapper bridge: Covered bridge: Girder bridge: Continuous span girder bridge Integral bridge: Extradosed bridge: 1,920 m Arrah–Chhapra Bridge: Moon bridge: Movable bridge: Pigtail bridge: Plate girder ...
Plate girder bridges are suitable for short to medium spans and may support railroads, highways, or other traffic. Plate girders are usually prefabricated and the length limit is frequently set by the mode of transportation used to move the girder from the bridge shop to the bridge site. [3] Anatomy of a plate girder.
Girder bridge: 1981 Austria Twimberg Highway 5 Rago viaduct P2 150 m Box girder bridge: 1974 Italy Morano Calabro: Highway 6 Europe bridge: P4 146,5 m Box girder bridge: 1963 Austria Brenner Autobahn: Highway 7 Italia Viaduct: P3 145 m Box girder bridge: 1974 Italy Laino Borgo: Highway 8 Millau Viaduct: P4 144,55 m Cable-stayed bridge: 2004 ...
The Sidney Sherman Bridge is a strutted girder bridge in Houston, Texas. It spans the Houston Ship Channel (Buffalo Bayou) and carries the East Loop segment of Interstate 610 on the east side of the city. It is more popularly known as the 610 Bridge or Ship Channel Bridge.
The Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge is a 4-lane steel girder bridge that carries Interstate 80 across the Mississippi River between LeClaire, Iowa and Rapids City, Illinois. The bridge is named for Fred Schwengel , a former U.S. Representative from Davenport, Iowa and one of the driving forces behind the Interstate Highway Act . [ 3 ]
A similar bridge on this river was fabricated ashore and pushed across its pylons. Single box girder bridge , flyover above eastern approach of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. A box girder bridge, or box section bridge, is a bridge in which the main beams comprise girders in the shape of a hollow box.
The medium girder bridge (MGB) is a lightweight, man-portable bridge that can be assembled without help from heavy equipment. In addition, it is also a deck type, two-girder bridging system capable of carrying loads up to and including main battle tanks (MBT).