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Bridge of the Gods (modern structure) Carquinez Bridge; Champlain Bridge; Commodore Barry Bridge - 1,644 feet (501 m) Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge; Crescent City Connection - 1,575 feet (480 m) El Ferdan Railway Bridge; Forth Bridge - 520 metres (1,710 ft) cantilever span; George Washington Memorial Bridge; Gramercy Bridge
This list of cantilever bridges ranks the world's cantilever bridges by the length of their main span. A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers: structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end.
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.
The Forth Bridge [2] is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of central Edinburgh.Completed in 1890, it is considered a symbol of Scotland (having been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder in 2016), and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [3]
Pages in category "Cantilever bridges in the United States" The following 170 pages are in this category, out of 170 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Cantilever bridges" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Some people are even willing to travel halfway around the world just to feast their eyes on famous structures. France’s Eiffel Tower, for example, has attracted close to 300 million visitors ...
The Howrah Bridge is a balanced steel bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India.Commissioned in 1943, [9] [11] the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata, which are located at the opposite banks of each other.
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