From Akheel
with reference from wikipedia
This article is about Suspension bridges with the deck suspended below the main cables. For others, see Suspension bridge types.
 Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, UK (1864) | |
| Ancestor | Simple suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Related | Underspanned suspension bridge; see also cable stayed bridge and through arch bridge |
| Descendant | Self-anchored suspension bridge |
| Carries | Pedestrians, bicycles, livestock, automobiles, trucks, light rail |
| Span range | Medium to long |
| Material | Steel rope, multiple steel wire strand cables or forged or cast chain links |
| Movable | No |
| Design effort | medium |
| Falsework required | No |
This type of bridge has cables suspended between towers, plus vertical suspender cables that carry the weight of the deck below, upon which traffic crosses. This arrangement allows the deck to be level or to arc upward for additional clearance. Like other suspension bridge types, this type often is constructed without falsework.
The suspension cables must be anchored at each end of the bridge, since any load applied to the bridge is transformed into a tension in these main cables. The main cables continue beyond the pillars to deck-level supports, and further continue to connections with anchors in the ground. The roadway is supported by vertical suspender cables or rods, called hangers. In some circumstances the towers may sit on a bluff or canyon edge where the road may proceed directly to the main span, otherwise the bridge will usually have two smaller spans, running between either pair of pillars and the highway, which may be supported by suspender cables or may use a truss bridge to make this connection. In the latter case there will be very little arc in the outboard main cables.
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