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Natchez-Vidalia Bridge Diagram of a cantilever bridge spanning water, with red lines marking areas under tension and green lines marking areas under compression in the bridge structure. Forth Bridge Queensboro Bridge Montreal: Jacques Cartier Bridge Forth railway bridge, Scotland Forth Railway Bridge beam Illustrations of six bridge types show their structural differences: a simple beam bridge, a truss bridge with triangular supports, a cantilever bridge with projecting sections, an arch bridge, a suspension bridge with cables hanging between towers, and a cable-stayed bridge with cables radiating from towers. Diagram showing three types of truss bridges-Pratt truss, Warren truss, and Petit or Pennsylvania truss-above a labeled illustration of a cantilever bridge with approach span, anchor arm, cantilever arm, and suspended span.
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The northern terminus of the Akashi Strait Bridge in Terumi ward, southern Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, west-central Japan. The bridge spans the Akashi Strait and links Awaji Island to Honshu.
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Natchez-Vidalia Bridge
Natchez-Vidalia Bridge, extending across the Mississippi River to connect Natchez,...
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Cantilever truss bridge
A diagram of a cantilever truss bridge, with forces of tension represented by red...
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Forth Bridge
Forth Bridge crossing the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Queensboro Bridge
Queensboro Bridge, New York City; designed by Gustav Lindenthal, completed 1909.
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Montreal: Jacques Cartier Bridge
Evening view of the Jacques Cartier Bridge, Montreal.
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Forth railway bridge, Scotland
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Forth Railway Bridge
Construction of the Forth Railway Bridge, designed by John Fowler and Benjamin Baker...
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Cantilever construction of a prestressed concrete bridge over the Rhine River between...
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Bridge forms
Six basic bridge forms.
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truss and cantilever bridges
Three common types of truss bridges and an example of a cantilever bridge.
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