In today's world, List of bridge types is an issue that has gained great importance in society. For several years now, List of bridge types has been the subject of debate and analysis in different areas, from politics to technology, including culture and education. The relevance of List of bridge types lies in its impact on people's daily lives, as well as its influence on the development of society as a whole. In this article, we will further explore the role List of bridge types plays in different aspects of modern life and examine how its presence continues to shape our environment and experiences.
List of different types of bridges
This article is about the structure. For the card game variants, see
Contract bridge.
This is a list of different types of bridges.
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Length range
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| Longest span
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| Arch bridge
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575 meters (Ping'nan Third Bridge, Guangxi, Southern China)
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| Through arch bridge
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| Beam bridge (Integral beam bridge)[1]
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| Log bridge (beam bridge)
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| Viaduct
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Cavity wall viaduct
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| Bowstring arch
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| Box girder bridge
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| Cable-stayed bridge
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1,104 m (Russky Bridge, Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russian Far East)
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10,100 m (Jiashao Bridge, Zhejiang, China)
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| Cable-stayed suspension bridge hybrid
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Cable-stayed bridge and Suspension bridge
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1,408 m (4,619 ft)
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Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge,[2] Istanbul
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| Cantilever bridge
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549 m (Quebec bridge)
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1042.6 m (Forth Bridge)
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| Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge
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| Clapper bridge
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| Covered bridge
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| Girder bridge
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| Continuous span girder bridge
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| Integral bridge
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| Extradosed bridge
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1,920 m Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
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| Moon bridge
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| Movable bridge
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| Pigtail bridge
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| Plate girder bridge
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| Pontoon bridge
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| Rigid-frame bridge
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| Roving bridge
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| Segmental bridge
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| Self-anchored suspension bridge
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| Side-spar cable-stayed bridge
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| Simple suspension bridge (Inca rope bridge)
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| Step-stone bridge
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| Stressed ribbon bridge
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| Suspension bridge
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| Transporter bridge
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| Trestle bridge
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| Truss arch bridge
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| Truss bridge
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Vierendeel bridge
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Brown truss
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| Covered bridge
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Burr Arch Truss
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Lattice truss bridge
(Town lattice truss)
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| Tubular bridge
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| Vlotbrug
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Naturally occurring bridges
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