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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Shonan Ginga

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

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

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"

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

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