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Docklands cfootbridge - South Quay.
Docklands footbridge - South Quay.


T
he cable stayed bridge is newer than the other types of bridge. Large upright steel supports are used to transmit the load into the ground.

Strong steel cables are stretched between the supports and the deck.

Normandie Bridge
Deskywy Bridge.

Normandie Bridge
Normandie Bridge.
This gives a distinct appearance and allows architects to design some very elegant structures.

 

Dartford bridge. Two cable stayed supporting piers. Dartford Bridge.
Dartford Bridge.
Coalbrookdale cable stayed bridge
Coalbrookdale cable stayed bridge.
The new bridge in Coalbrookdale, to take traffic from the old ironbridge in Shropshire.

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