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An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch.Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side, and partially into a vertical load on the arch supports.
The Hernando de Soto Bridge is a tied-arch bridge carrying Interstate 40 across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee.The design is a continuous cantilevered cable-stayed steel through arch, with bedstead endposts.
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A fixed arch bridge, that is one without hinges, exerts a bending moment at the abutments and stresses caused by change of temperature or shrinkage of concrete have to be taken up by the arch. A two-hinged arch has a hinge at the base of each arch (the springing point), while a three-hinged arch has a third hinge at the crown of the arch. [3]
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The network arch type, with multiple crossings, i.e. overlap in the horizontal axis, was developed by Per Tveit to avoid this. [3] Lohse bridges have a tie conversely curved to the arch. The bridge deck is supported by a third structural element hanging underneath.
In the 3rd century, segmental arch bridges, or flat arch bridges, emerged. One of the earliest examples of this type of bridge is the Limyra Bridge, [15] situated near Limyra in present-day Turkey. It is 360 meters in length and comprises 26 segmental arches and two semi-circular arches. [16]