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  2. Self-anchored suspension bridge - Wikipedia

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    A self-anchored suspension bridge is a suspension bridge type in which the main cables attach to the ends of the deck, rather than directly to the ground or via large anchorages. [1] The design is well-suited for construction atop elevated piers, or in areas of unstable soils where anchorages would be difficult to construct.

  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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    List of longest spans, Pub Quiz Help (includes bridges that have not yet been completed) Steel bridges in the world, and other bridge statistics, The Swedish Institute of Steel Construction, March 2003 (out of date) Virola, Eur Ing Juhani, Two Millennia - Two Long-Span Suspension Bridges, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and ...

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

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  6. Longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Czech resort - AOL

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    A pedestrian suspension bridge that is the longest such construction in the world has opened at a mountain resort in the Czech Republic. Critics say the bridge is too big for the surrounding ...

  7. 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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  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 ...