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Cable-stayed bridges

Cable-stayed bridges have a structure with several points in each span between the towers supported upward in a slanting direction with cables, and consist of main towers, cables, and girders. Main towers are classified into such types as single-column, double-column, H-shaped, A-shaped, inverse Y-shaped, portal, and diamond. Cabling methods include single-plane suspension, double-plane suspension, fan pattern, and harp pattern. In general, the span applied to cable-stayed brides ranges from about 130 to 500 meters. JFE Engineering has manufactured and constructed a large number of cable-stayed bridges to date both in Japan and overseas, including the Tatara Bridge (center span: 890 meters), which was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world at the time of its completion.

Construction examples

Name Kesennuma Bay Crossing Bridge (Asahi District)
Year completed 2021
Bridge type Steel 3-span continuous cable-stayed bridge
Client Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Bridge length 680m (construction bridge length: 333.1m)
Features Floating crane and traveler crane erection for the work including the 100m-high main girder.Counterweights were constructed at the end supports of the main girders.
Name Shinminato Bridge
Year completed 2011
Bridge type Cable-stayed bridge
Client Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau
Bridge length 600m
Features
  • 5-span continuous composite cable-stayed bridge
  • Cantilever erection by floating crane and traveler crane
  • One of the longest cable-stayed brides on the Sea of Japan side
Name Daishi Bridge
Year completed 2006
Bridge type Cable-stayed bridge
Client City of Kawasaki
Bridge length 547m
Features
  • Structure with skew angle main towers and main girders
  • Pseudo 3-span cable-stayed bridge created by two 2-span parallel cable-stayed bridges
Name IRR, Thailand
Year completed 2006
Bridge type Cable-stayed bridge
Client Ministry of Transport, Thailand
Bridge length South bridge:702m, north bridge:576m
Features
  • 500-ton large blocks lifted and erected
  • North and south bridges erected simultaneously
Name Egyptian-Japanese Friendship Bridge (Suez Canal Bridge)
Year completed 2001
Bridge type Steel-concrete composite cable-stayed bridge
Client Arab Republic of Egypt
Bridge length 730m
Name Tatara Bridge
Year completed 1998
Bridge type 3-span continuous composite cable-stayed bridge
Client Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
Bridge length 1,480m
Features Longest cable-stayed bridge at the time of its construction
Name Shonan Ginga Bridge
Year completed 1996
Bridge type 3-span continuous steel cable-stayed bridge
Client Kanagawa Prefecture
Bridge length 520m
Features
  • Rigid connection structure of main towers and main girders
  • High-damping rubber cable damping system
Name Tsurumi Tsubasa Bridge
Year completed 1994
Bridge type 3-span continuous steel cable-stayed bridge
Client Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation
Bridge length 1020m
Features
  • Single-plane suspension cable-stayed bridge with the longest span in the world
  • Cable damping system combining an oil damper and a high-damping rubber damper
Name Yokohama Bay Bridge
Year completed 1989
Bridge type Cable-stayed bridge
Client Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation
Bridge length 860m
Features
  • Double-decked cable-stayed bridge
  • Observatory facility “Sky Walk”
Name Chichibu Bridge
Year completed 1985
Bridge type Steel-concrete composite cable-stayed bridge
Client Saitama Prefecture
Bridge length 153m
Features First composite cable-stayed bridge in Japan
Name Suehiro Bridge
Year completed 1975
Bridge type Cable-stayed bridge
Client Tokushima Prefecture
Bridge length 470m
Features
  • Cable-stayed bridge with the longest span in Japan until 1981
  • Tokushima City landmark

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