Tag:bridge=cantilever
 bridge = cantilever
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Cantilever bridge 
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cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers, structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end.
For small footbridges, the cantilevers may be simple beams; however, large cantilever bridges designed to handle road or rail traffic use trusses built from structural steel, or box girders built from prestressed concrete.
The steel truss cantilever bridge was a major engineering breakthrough when first put into practice, as it can span distances of over 1,500 feet (460 m), and can be more easily constructed at difficult crossings by virtue of using little or no falsework.
Tags used in combination
- start_date=* for the time when the cantilever bridge opened
- name=* - name of the cantilever bridge
- length=* - length of the cantilever bridge
- wikipedia=*
- bridge:structure=beam or bridge:structure=truss : the structures commonly used by canlilever bridges (as explained above).
Examples
The Firth of Forth rail bridge with its three double cantilevers
The Pierre Pflimlin bridge being constructed over the river Rhine between Germany and France.
Reedy Point Bridge
The Sørstraumen Bridge as seen from the southeast.
