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A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end (called cantilevers).For small footbridges, the cantilevers may be simple beams; however, large cantilever bridges designed to handle road or rail traffic use trusses built from structural steel, or box girders built from prestressed concrete.
Long Biên Bridge - 106 metres (348 ft) cantilever span. Marquam Bridge. Million Dollar Bridge. Newburgh-Beacon Bridge - 2,204 feet (672 m) cantilever span. Pamban Bridge. Pulaski Skyway. Quebec Bridge - 549 metres (1,801 ft) cantilever span. Queensboro Bridge. Rainbow Bridge (Texas) - 680 feet (210 m) main span.
The Astoria–Megler Bridge is a steel cantilever through-truss bridge in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States that spans the lower Columbia River. It carries a section of U.S. Route 101 from Astoria, Oregon, to Point Ellice near Megler, Washington. Opened in 1966, it is the longest continuous truss bridge in North America.
35,000. Toll. $6.00 (westbound) (E-ZPass) Location. The Commodore Barry Bridge (also known as the Commodore John Barry Bridge or John Barry Bridge) is a cantilever bridge that spans the Delaware River from Chester, Pennsylvania to Bridgeport, New Jersey, in Logan Township. It is named after John Barry, an American Revolutionary War hero and ...
A cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge is a modern variation of the cable-stayed bridge. This design has been pioneered by the structural engineer Santiago Calatrava in 1992 with the Puente del Alamillo in Seville, Spain. In two of his designs the force distribution does not depend solely upon the cantilever action of the spar (pylon); the angle ...
This list only includes bridges that carry automobiles or trains. It does not include suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges, footbridges or pipeline bridges. The span must be 750 feet (229 m) or over to be included in the list. Note: Click on each bridge's rank to go to the bridge's website. The list may be incomplete. Sourced additions are ...
The Hart Bridge is a continuous, cantilevered truss bridge with an unusual design that includes a suspended road deck on the 332-metre (1,088 ft) main span and a through truss deck on the adjacent approach spans. Some notable continuous truss bridges, with main span lengths. Most of those listed are in North America; for a more comprehensive ...
10,100 m (Jiashao Bridge, Zhejiang, China) Cable-stayed suspension bridge hybrid. Cable-stayed bridge and Suspension bridge. 1,408 m (4,619 ft) Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, [2] Istanbul. Cantilever bridge. 549 m (Quebec bridge) 1042.6 m (Forth Bridge) Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge.