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