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Bridges: Prof. Anthony Cioffi, P.E. Professor/Chairman New York City College of Technology/CUNY

This document provides an overview of different types of bridges, including how they are used and designed. It discusses arch, truss, cantilever, cable-stayed, suspension, beam, and movable bridges. For each type, it describes the basic design and structural elements, and provides examples of famous bridges of that type from around the world. The goal is to explain how different bridge designs distribute compression and tension forces to remain standing structures that can support traffic while spanning gaps.

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Bridges: Prof. Anthony Cioffi, P.E. Professor/Chairman New York City College of Technology/CUNY

This document provides an overview of different types of bridges, including how they are used and designed. It discusses arch, truss, cantilever, cable-stayed, suspension, beam, and movable bridges. For each type, it describes the basic design and structural elements, and provides examples of famous bridges of that type from around the world. The goal is to explain how different bridge designs distribute compression and tension forces to remain standing structures that can support traffic while spanning gaps.

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Bridges

Prof. Anthony Cioffi, P.E.


Professor/Chairman
New York City College of Technology/CUNY
How are Bridges Used?
• Walkways
• Highways/Roads
• Railways
• Pipelines
• Connecting Lands
• Crossing Rivers
• Stadiums
• Roofs
 Arch Types of Bridges
 Truss

 Cantilever

 Cable-Stayed

 Suspension

 Beam

 Moveable
What Makes a Bridge Stay Up?

• Forces – 2 Types
1st - Compression
> Pushing or Squeezing Force

2nd - Tension
> Pulling or Stretching Force
Arch Bridges
• Keystone – the wedge-
shaped stone of an
arch that locks its
parts together
• Abutments – the
structures that
support the ends of
the bridge
Arch Bridges
• How Does it Work ?
“Compression”
Arch Bridges
• Where have you seen these bridges?

Bayonne Bridge – N.J. Sydney Harbor Bridge


Hoover Dam Bridge

Apollo Bridge - Slovakia


Steel Arch Bridge
• Where have you seen these bridges?

High Bridge (officially, the Aqueduct Bridge)


Bronx, N.Y.
Hell Gate Arch Bridge, New York, Connecting Railroad Bridge from Queens
Cable-Stayed Bridges
• Piers – Supports the Towers
• Towers – Support the Cables
• Cables – Thick Steel Ropes from which the decking
is suspended
• Decking – Supports the Roadway
Tower
Cable

Deck

Pier
Cable-Stayed Bridges
• How does it Work?
Tension & Compression
Cable-Stayed Bridges
• Where have you seen these bridges?

Abdoun Bridge – Amman, Jordan

Puente de la Unida – Mexico

Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge


São Paulo - Brazil.
Zakim Bridge, Boston, MA
Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Tampa, FL
Suspension Bridges
• Similar to Cable-Stayed
> Uses Cables for Support

Tower

Cable Suspender Cable

Deck

Pier
Abutment
Suspension Bridge
• How does it Work?
Tension & Compression
Suspension Bridges
• Where have you seen these bridges?

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge - Japan Golden Gate Bridge – San Francisco

Chesapeake Bay Bridge


Virginia
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York City
Truss Bridge
Top Chord Diagonal
End Post

Hip Vertical

Deck Vertical Bottom Chord

Support (Abutment)
Truss Bridges
• How does Work? Tension& Compression
Truss Bridges
• Where have you seen these bridges?

Francis Scott Key Bridge -


Betsy Ross Bridge – Philadelphia, PA
Maryland, USA
Under Truss Bridge
Truss Connections

NY-79 Bridge
Broome County, New York
Warren
Cantilever Bridge
• Where have you seen these bridges?

Firth of Forth-Forth Rail Bridge Bluewater Bridge -Port Huron Michigan


Edinburgh, Scotland
Pierre Pflimlin Bridge - France

59th Street Bridge – N.Y.C.


Beam Bridge
• Where have you seen these bridges?

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel


Moveable Bridges

Bascule Bridge
Swing Bridge
Woodrow Wilson Bridge-Virginia

London Bridge

Lift Bridge
Questions?
Build a Bridge

Open the Secret Envelope!

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