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Suspension bridges
are used for bridge spans in excess of 350m.
Bridge Name (Country)
Main Span
Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge (Japan)
1990m
Nansha Bridge (China)
1688m
Xihoumen Bridge (China)
1650m
Great Belt Bridge (Denmark)
1624m
Osman Gazi Bridge (Turkey)
1550m
Yi Sun-sin Bridge (South Korea)
1545m
Runyang Bridge (China)
1490m
Dongting Lake Bridge (China)
1480m
Nanjing Fourth Yangtze Bridge (China)
1418m
Humber Bridge (UK)
1410m
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge (Turkey)
1408m
Jiangyin Suspension Bridge (China)
1385m
Tsing Ma (Hong Kong)
1377m
Hardanger Bridge (Norway)
1310m
Verrazano Narrows (USA)
1298m
Golden Gate (USA)
1280m
Yangluo Bridge (China)
1280m
Höga Kusten Bridge (Sweden)
1210m
Longjiang Bridge (China)
1196m
Aizhai Bridge (China)
1176m
Mackinac Bridge (USA)
1158m
Ulsan Grand Harbor Bridge(South Korea)
1150m
Hålogaland Bridge (Norway)
1145m
Qingshui River Bridge (China)
1130m
Huangpu Bridge (China)
1108m
Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge (Japan)
1100m
Xingkang Bridge (China)
1100m
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge (Turkey)
1090m
Balinghe Bridge (China)
1088m
Taizhou Bridge (China)
1080m
Ma′anshan Bridge (China)
1158m
Bosporus Bridge(Turkey)
1074m
George Washington Bridge(USA)
1067m
Fuma Bridge (China)
1050m
Third Kurushima-Kaikyõ Bridge (Japan)
1030m
Second Kurushima-Kaikyõ Bridge (Japan)
1020m
25 de Abril Bridge [formerly Salazar Bridge] (Portugal)
1013m
Forth Road Bridge (UK)
1006m
Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (Japan)
990m
Severn Bridge (UK)
988m
Yichang Bridge (China)
960m
A number of early suspension bridges were designed
without the appreciation of wind effects. Large deflections were developed
in the flexible decks and wind loading created unstable oscillations.
The problem was largely solved by using inclined hangers.
The suspension bridge is essentially a catenary cable prestressed by
dead weight. The cables are guided over the support towers to ground
anchors. The stiffened deck is supported mainly by vertical or inclined
hangers.
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