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- Longer main spans are achievable than with any other type of bridge
- Less material may be required than other bridge types, even at spans they can achieve, leading to a reduced construction cost
- Except for installation of the initial temporary cables, little or no access from below is required during construction, for example allowing a waterway to remain open while the bridge is built above
- May be better to withstand earthquake movements than heavier and more rigid bridges
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoWhy not? The reason John Roebling designed the Brooklyn Bridge as a suspension bridge, is because every so often there is a storm and, some storms can have very high wind gusts, the bridge could collapse if, it was not because the wind moves the bridge during wind storms, and that is why it is suspenision.
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∙ 14y agoBecause the Golden Gate Bridge is a ytpe of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders.
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What type of Bridge is Tower Bridge?
The Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge.
What type is the Tower Bridge?
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge.
How many arches are there in tower bridge?
None. Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge.
Why was the tower bridge a suspension bridge?
because it held a cable
A suspension bridge with only one tower?
Actually, a suspension bridge mostly has 2 or more towers. The towers on a bridge are used for support without them a bridge would collapse! :-)
Who desinged the London tower bridge?
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames in London, England. It was designed by Sir Horace Jones.
How did the tower bridge in London get its name?
There are two possible answers to this question. Tower Bridge is adjacent to the Tower of London and may be named after it or it could be named after the two towers at either end of the bridge which support the suspension cables.
How many towers are on the Brooklyn bridge?
It is a two tower has a suspension bridge.
What do the cables in the suspension bridge do?
The cables in the suspension bridge supports the suspension bridge.
Is truss a type of beam bridge?
It's a late nineteenth century Bascule - twin leaf at that. It is a sort of prefabricated Suspension bridge with the bascule machinery in the towers for the two folding leaves. This is a description of Tower Bridge - not London Bridge. ' It's also not a suspension bridge. A suspension bridge has a deck suspended from cables, and cannot be opened. The rest of the technical description is correct.
What type of structure is the London Bridge?
prisons The mechanics for the drawbridge were also kept in the towers
What is the length of the drawbridge on tower bridge?
Tower Bridge is a combined suspension and bascule bridge which allows it to open for the passage of boats with tall masts. Each of the bascules (which resemble a castle drawbridge) is 100 foot long - about 30 metres.
