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Suspension Bridge
Deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical
suspenders
Usually has two towers that hold up the horizontal
cables.
From these main horizontal cables hang vertical cables
that are attached to the deck of the bridge
Used for the longest spans.
Suspension Bridge
With anchorages
Without anchorages
Suspension Bridge-
Structural Analysis
Suspension Bridge-
Structural Analysis
Suspension Bridge
Stressed Ribbon Bridges
A modern descendant of the simple suspension bridge.
The deck lies on the main cables, but is stiff, not
flexible.
winds.
-The road deck lacks the stiffness required to
carry heavy railroad traffic.
- Some areas of the bridge are difficult to install
and maintain.
Suspension Bridges
The Great Belt Bridge, Denmark
Suspension Bridges
Humber Bridge, United Kingdom
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