Suspension bridges

Suspension bridges consist of main towers, cables, girders, and anchorages. Girders come in the truss girder type, which is adopted mainly in the U.S., and the lightweight box girder type, which was developed in the U.K. and applies aerodynamic principles. Suspension bridges are a type of bridge that is generally adopted as a very long bridge with an effective span of about 150 to 2000 meters. JFE Engineering has manufactured and constructed a large number of suspension bridges to date both in Japan and overseas, including the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, which is the longest suspension bridge in the world (center span: 1991 meters).

Construction examples

Name	Akinada Bridge
Year completed	1999
Bridge type	Suspension bridge
Client	Hiroshima Prefecture
Bridge length	1,175m

Name	Kurushima Bridge
Year completed	1998
Bridge type	Suspension bridge
Client	Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Bridge length	1,030m
Features	Longest tri-linked suspension bridge in the world Direct hoisting erection using self-positioning barge

Name	Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Year completed	1997
Bridge type	Suspension bridge
Client	Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Bridge length	3,911m
Features	Longest tri-linked suspension bridge in the world 780 N/mm2 grade high tensile steel with low weld crack sensitivity used

Name	Hakucho Bridge
Year completed	1996
Bridge type	Suspension bridge
Client	Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau
Bridge length	1,380m

Name	Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge (Second Bosphorus Bridge)
Year completed	1988
Bridge type	Single-span suspension bridge
Client	Turkey
Bridge length	1,090m
Features	Towers joined by tension bolts

Name	Shimotsu-Seto Bridge
Year completed	1988
Bridge type	Suspension bridge
Client	Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Bridge length	1,400m
Features	Double-decked suspension bridge (road traffic-railway bridge)