cable-stayed bridge

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ca·ble-stayed bridge

 (kā′bəl-stād′)
n.
A bridge having the roadway supported by angled cables anchored directly to a tower or towers.
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cable-stayed bridge

n
(Civil Engineering) a type of suspension bridge in which the supporting cables are connected directly to the bridge deck without the use of suspenders
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A development complementing the widespread adoption of suspension and cable-stayed bridge designs around the world is the wind tunnel tests aimed at testing impact of aerodynamic forces.
The corridor will have the first cable-stayed bridge in Qatar as well as the largest intersection, longest bridge and deepest and longest bi-directional tunnel.
The second is a cable-stayed bridge over Escravos River Crossing, 'Escravos Marvel.' The overall length of the Escravos River Crossing is 5.2km, comprising of a cable-stayed bridge with a clear main span of 0.70km, two side spans of 0.350km and two 1.9km long approach viaducts each.
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has started construction of the first Cable-Stayed Bridge in Qatar and the conversion of Haloul Roundabout into a two-level interchange on the Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor project.
BBGI said the centerpiece of the project is the Lewis and Clark Bridge, a twin-tower, cable-stayed bridge that stretches 760m across the Ohio River.
Egypt-based Arab Contractors Company revealed that its Rod El-Farag Axis Bridge, also known as Tahya Misr -- opened by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on 22 May, 2019 -- has won the Guinness Book of World Records ' certificate for being the world's widest cable-stayed bridge.
The US infrastructure project was first opened to the public on schedule in December 2016, with the objective of constructing a 762-metre cable-stayed bridge over the Ohio River, thus connecting the US state of Kentucky to Indiana.
Cable-Stayed bridge on Sabah Al-Ahmad Corridor project
Tribune News Network Doha The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has started the construction of the first cable-stayed bridge in Qatar and the conversion of Haloul Roundabout into a two-level interchange on Sabah Al-Ahmad Corridor project.
Summary: New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari will on Sunday inaugurate four-lane cable-stayed bridge over river Mandovi in Goa.
The Tsubasa Bridge is a 2.2km cable-stayed bridge built to replace a ferry service.
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