Types+of+Bridges+II

For Camillo and Michael

Beam Bridges are the most simple of structural forms being supported by an abutment at each end of the bridge

Another type of a beam bridge with abutement suporting deck

An arch bridge is a curved structure which supports a vertical load mainly by axial compression

a bridge in which the roadway deak is suspended from cables that pass over two towers; the cables are anchored in housings at either end of the bridge.


 * Arch bridge** is a bridge with [|abutments] at each end shaped as a curved [|arch]..



Roman arch bridges were usually [|semicircular], although a number were segmental arch bridges.

sispesion -is a type of [|bridge] in which the deck (the load-bearing portion) is hung below suspension [|cables] on vertical suspenders.



The first design for a bridge resembling the modern suspension bridge is attributed to [|Fausto Veranzio], whose 1595 book //“Machinae Novae”// included drawings both for a timber and rope suspension bridge, and a hybrid suspension and [|cable-stayed bridge] using iron chains (see gallery below).