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an aerial view of a bridge over water

The Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge, Charleston, SC closed due to ice when this photo was made. The main span of the double cantilever truss bridge, fifth longest in the world, at 1050 feet and 150 feet above the Cooper River. The main span of the second cantilever, twelfth-longest in the world. The total length of the structure is about 2.7 miles, third longest cable stayed bridge in the Western Hemisphere, running path on the bridge extends beyond the bridge, and has a maximum grade of 5.6%

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a large bridge spanning the width of a body of water next to a small island

The Nordhordland Bridge (Norwegian: Nordhordlandsbrua) is a combined cable-stayed and pontoon bridge which crosses Salhusfjorden between Klauvaneset (in Bergen Municipality) and the island of Flatøy (in Alver Municipality) in Vestland county, Norway. It is 1,614 meters (5,295 ft) long, of which the pontoon section is 1,246 meters (4,088 ft) long. The cable-stayed section consists of a single 99-meter (325 ft) tall H-pylon which has a length of 368 meters (1,207 ft) and the main span of 172…

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the sun is setting behind a bridge that stretches over water and into the distance,

The Cooper River Bridge is 2.5 miles in total length and includes two major high-level interchanges on each end of the bridge. Opened to traffic in July 2005, this award-winning bridge opened one year ahead of schedule. At the time of opening it was the longest cable-stayed span in North America.

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a diagram showing the different types of cable cables

Designing bridges is one of the more challenging aspects of civil engineering. There are several different design techniques employed to span short, medium, and long distances. In this article, we take a look at one of the most popular bridge design systems of modern times - the cable-stayed bridge design system.

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