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A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more columns

(normally referred to as towers or pylons), with cables supporting the

bridge deck.

There are two major classes of cable-stayed bridges: In a harp design,

the cables are made nearly parallel by attaching them to various points

on the tower(s) so that the height of attachment of each cable on the

tower is similar to the distance from the tower along the roadway to its

lower attachment. In a fan design, the cables all connect to or pass over

the top of the tower(s).

Compared to other bridge types, the cable-stayed is optimal for spans

longer than typically seen in cantilever bridges, and shorter than those

typically requiring a suspension bridge. This is the range in which

cantilever spans would rapidly grow heavier if they were lengthened, and

in which suspension cabling does not get more economical, were the

span to be shortened.

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